Training
Your League offers educational sessions for credit union staff and volunteers on a wide variety of topics using face-to-face and distance learning techniques. These educational offerings include the annual convention, three-day compliance schools on operations, lending, and accounting, several special interest seminars such as strategic and succession planning, forgery and identity theft prevention, third part due diligence, ALLL policy, pricing strategies and tactics, and IRA, as well as numerous webinars. Also offered are one-day workshops on financial wellness, collections, delinquency, lending, and crime.
If you would like to receive information on upcoming events, please click here and complete the Let’s Keep In Touch form. This service is only available to member credit unions and associate members.
Your League strives to present quality programs with top notch instructors who bring the maximum value to credit union participants. The pricing of League educational programs factor in the cost of these instructors while maintaining a level of affordability for credit unions.
In addition to your League’s educational offerings, CUNA offers national and regional schools, conferences, and distance learning opportunities. Various self-study correspondence course programs – such as the Volunteer Achievement Program, Volunteer Leadership Program, Management Enrichment Training Program, Staff Training & Recognition Program, Regulatory Training & Certification Program, Certified Executive Program, and Certified Credit Union Executive – are also available for staff and volunteers to learn at their own pace. Your League is also a strong participant in Western CUNA Management School. Participation in Western CUNA Management School requires membership in CUNA and your League.
Pakela Awards
Hawaii Credit Union League Pakela Awards honor credit union professionals and volunteers for their commitment to continuing education. Individuals qualify for the Pakela Awards in three ways – earning HCUL educational credits, graduating from Western CUNA Management School, and completing Credit Union National Association correspondence programs. Pakela Award recipients are recognized for achievements beginning July 1 of each year and ending June 30 of the following year.
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Individuals qualify for the Pakela Award by attending 25 educational credit hours of League workshops, schools, special interest seminars, and conferences. In addition, a special award will be given to one outstanding individual from each of three credit union asset categories. On each HCUL educational brochure, look for the Pakela Award logo and the number on the logo is the number of credit hours for that particular program.
The Pakela Award also recognizes individuals that receive certification in the various CUNA correspondence programs such as the CUNA Volunteer Certification Program, CU Volunteer Achievement Program (VAP), CU Merit, CU Star, CU RegTrac, Certified Executive Program as well as Western CUNA Management School graduates:
- CUNA’s Certified Executive Program (CEP) – earned Certified Credit Union Executive Designation
- CUNA’s Management Enrichment Training (MERIT) – achieved Emerald Award or higher
- CUNA’s Regulatory Training and Certification (RegTraC) – earned Credit Union Compliance Expert designation
- CUNA’s Staff Training and Recognition (STAR) – achieved McKinley Certificate or higher
- CUNA’s Volunteer Achievement Program (VAP) – achieved Roy F. Bergengren Certificate or higher
- CUNA’s Volunteer Certification Program – earned Certified Credit Union Volunteer designation
- Western CUNA Management School – graduated
Suggestions Welcome
Your League provides many educational programs throughout the year. If you have a specific topic or speaker you’d like us to consider for future programs, please click here and complete the education request form.
