Can you learn to be a sceptic?

Is scepticism about personal doubt or professional responsibility? And, when are accountancy trainees asked to practice judgement explicitly?

These are some of the questions Sean Freeland asks in February’s issue of PQ magazine.

He says passing AA or AAA demonstrates technical competence, but they do not help you build confidence in judgement? And, beware this confidence doesn’t arrive with qualification!

Read more on page 25 of the latest issue: https://issuu.com/pqpublishing/docs/pq_magazine_february_2026.

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