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JUDGMENT, TESTED.

Practical ethics for the decisions you need to defend.

Work through realistic accounting and finance cases about pressure, conflicting interests, AI-assisted work and difficult professional decisions. Use the TESTED Decision Cycle to examine evidence, weigh responsibilities and explain a proportionate response.

All four modules are available now. Get the complete program for C$39.99 CAD, or choose an individual module for C$19.99 CAD.

Online and self-paced. Includes lesson content, learning guides, final assessments and reflections.

Prices in Canadian dollars, before applicable taxes. Launch prices end December 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

Penny Ledger, Max Margin and Connie Control in a finance leadership discussion
Penny Ledger, Max Margin and Connie Control are recurring fictional characters used in the course cases.

Choose a topic or the complete program.

Complete four-module program

C$39.99 CAD before tax

Includes the same four modules sold individually. Practise the full decision cycle across all four topics.

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Individual module

C$19.99 CAD before tax

Choose the topic most relevant to your work. New to TESTED? Module 1 is a useful starting point.

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All four modules bought separately cost C$79.96 at current launch prices. The C$39.99 bundle saves C$39.97 before tax.

Prices in Canadian dollars, before applicable taxes. Launch prices end December 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

THE SERIES

All four modules. Available now.

MODULE 1

The Moment Before the Decision

Examine a quarter-end revenue request, an AI-assisted memo and an accounting treatment defended because it is familiar. Separate evidence from assumptions and make your reasoning visible.

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MODULE 2

Pressure Changes Judgment

Work through a warranty estimate, divided loyalties and a request to delay reporting a control concern. Recognise pressure, choose a practical response and explain your reasoning.

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MODULE 3

When AI Enters the Decision

Review an AI-assisted contract memo, a board-pack deadline and a credit model. Set data boundaries, verify material claims and retain responsibility for the conclusion.

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MODULE 4

When the Decision Gets Hard

Consider a possible lending-covenant issue, unusual payments and an acquisition summary with important matters unresolved. Practise proportionate consultation, escalation and factual records.

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INSIDE THE CASES

One situation. Different professional responsibilities.

Follow the same situation through a controller, a CFO and an independent controls leader. Their responsibilities bring different pressures and questions into view.

Penny Ledger, Controller

Penny Ledger

Controller

Works through the evidence, assumptions and decision record.

Max Margin, CFO

Max Margin

CFO

Makes leadership expectations and commercial pressure visible.

Connie Control, Director of Internal Controls

Connie Control

Director of Internal Controls

Brings an independent controls and governance perspective.

Penny, Max and Connie are recurring fictional teaching characters. They are not instructors or client testimonials.

TESTED DECISION CYCLE™

Make the reasoning TESTED.

Tension · Evidence · Standards & Stakeholders · Threats & Trade-offs · External Lens · Decide & Document

SHALALA's teaching framework helps structure the questions before a decision. Use it alongside the professional standards and responsibilities that apply to your role.

Learn, apply and keep a useful record.

Work through each module's lesson content and learning guide, then complete its final assessment and reflection. Keep the learning objectives, assessment record and available completion evidence with your professional development records.

Your professional body determines which learning you can report and what evidence it requires. Review the rules for your membership, role and reporting period. A course purchase does not automatically fulfil a professional requirement.

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SHALALA Learn

JUDGMENT, TESTED. is part of SHALALA Learn. The program combines a structured decision framework with practical accounting and finance cases, assessment and reflection.

About SHALALA

Ethics learning and CPD

Can I use this course for ethics CPD?

The program provides structured ethics learning for accounting and finance professionals, with lessons, applied cases, assessment and reflection. Choose learning relevant to your role and confirm its eligibility and classification under your professional body’s rules.

How long does the program take?

Allow approximately 1 hour per module or approximately 4 hours for all four modules, including assessment and reflection. Full completion may take longer. Record your qualifying learning time under your professional body’s rules.

What ethics topics will I study?

The four modules cover evidence and professional judgment; pressure, incentives and conflicting interests; AI-assisted work; and difficult decisions, consultation and escalation.

What do I need to complete?

Work through the lesson and learning guide, then complete the final assessment and reflection in your module. Your course shows the completion requirements.

What records can I keep for CPD?

Thinkific records your course progress and assessment results. Keep your learning guide, assessment record and available completion documentation with your CPD records.

Do requirements vary by professional body?

Yes. Requirements, reporting periods and documentation depend on your professional body and membership. Check the official guidance for your membership and reporting period.

Can I study at my own pace?

Yes. The courses are online and self-paced, so you can work through the lessons and activities around your schedule.

Can I take just one module?

Yes. Choose an individual module for CAD 19.99 or the complete four-module program for CAD 39.99 at current launch prices, before applicable taxes.

Practise your professional judgment.

Choose a topic that matters to your work, or explore the complete four-module program.

CAD before applicable taxes. Launch prices end December 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

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