Credit union professionals can learn the skills and knowledge necessary to provide expert financial counseling to their members by attending CUNA Financial Counseling Certification Program eSchool. It takes place virtually with 13 live webinar sessions from June 7-Aug. 24.

“Financial education is a cornerstone of the credit union movement,” said Amanda Schumacher, instructional design manager at CUNA. “CUNA Financial Counseling Certification Program eSchool is an opportunity to provide professionals across all functions of the credit union with a convenient and comprehensive way to deepen their financial counseling skills. Attendees come away with the knowledge necessary to have a positive impact on the financial well-being of their members and themselves on a day-to-day basis."

Credit and debt management, financial planning and retirement planning are a few of the wide-ranging topics included in the eSchool. Participants learn to identify warning signs of financial distress and develop strategies to help members make changes for improvement. 

Open to all credit union professionals who wish to deepen their financial counseling skills, this eSchool offers a next step in the career development path of attendees. Participants who successfully pass the exam will earn the designation of Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor (CCUFC).

CUNA Financial Counseling Certification Program eSchool is also available at no cost for all participants that work at credit unions that have a CUNA Training Bundle subscription, which provides them unlimited access to all CUNA webinars and eSchools.

For more information on CUNA Financial Counseling Certification Program eSchool and to register for the program, visit the eSchool’s website. For more information on CUNA Training Bundle, visit CUNA Training Bundle website.