Category: News

Spotlight On CFTEA’s Board: Nicole Mailhot

  Spotlight on CFTEA’s Board Nicole Mailhot Dirigo Federal Credit Union I have been involved with CFTEA for a long time, previously as a council member and an instructor. I became a board member because I have seen first hand how beneficial CFTEA is in growing banking careers and I have personally benefited from many of the courses and degrees I have obtained through CFTEA and love being part of an organization that helps people in this way. Seeing the

Recognizing Our 2020 Spotlight Award Winner

Spotlight Award – Judy Folsom, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Judy’s work on the board is rivaled by her innovative approaches to reach employees with necessary training using distance learning. Our Spotlight award focuses on key contributions to learning and development in an organization by a board or council member. Judy’s presentation at the 2018 Leaders Conference highlighted the work she does to provide employees access to necessary IRA and H.S.A. training while reducing travel costs and building an engaging

CFTEA Partners with MindEdge on Modern Banking Representative Certificate

BOSTON, Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Center for Financial Training & Education Alliance (CFTEA) will offer its Certified Modern Banking Representative program online through MindEdge Learning. This entry-level certification for those pursuing banking careers includes four online courses and a certification exam. Powered by MindEdge, the courses are:  Banking Today; Fighting Fraud; Law and Banking, and Quality Service for Banking. Participants in this program learn through games, videos from industry experts, interactive exercises, quizzes, and other engaging content. Those who pass the

2020 Making a Difference Award

Making a Difference Award – Joe Happnie, MEMIC Joe recently joined the CFTEA board.  While the pandemic has hampered the ability to meet together in person, he has continued to provide fresh perspectives on learning and development that challenge the future of CFTEA course delivery. The Making a Difference Award is based on innovative thinking and inspiration. Despite a brief time on the board, a pandemic and his first child on the way, Joe recorded and was the guest speaker

Recognizing Council of the Year!

Sapphire Award – Council of the Year :  Lakes Region New Hampshire Our Lakes Region council is small but mighty!  A huge congratulations to Katrina Randlett for her innovative approaches to education that allowed the financial institutions under the New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp to continue learning during this health crisis. Katrina’s work at leveraging ideas and innovation to create engaging environments for continued learning while reducing travel, focusing on health and safety and charging forward to still support employee learning

Leaders Conference Winner: Jill Tetrault

Congratulations, Jill Tetrault! Jill is the winner of the 2020 virtual Leaders Conference word scramble, video challenge. The word was DISCOVER. Join us in congratulating Jill for earning a guided learning course of her choice using our new LMS – CFTEA Workplace! Discover CFTEA and all it has to offer your career! www.cftea.org

2020 Virtual Leaders Conference a Success!

Three cheers for attendees at the 2020 CFTEA Virtual Leaders Conference! While meeting in person wasn’t an option due to COVID-19, the energy and sharing came through the learning and development community! Thank your for your attendance and engagement. Our conference had over fifty in attendance from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Virginia! For those that weren’t able to attend – follow CFTEA on Facebook or on our news page for the latest information and announcements coming out of our

LinkedIn Learning Survey and COVID-19

The Banking Manager in the Now Economy

As leaders over the past several months, we have been tasked to continue growing the bank while at the same time keeping our team motivated.  We want to roll out the red carpet and invite you to join us for an exciting, timely, dynamic training where we can share challenges and best practices.  You will walk away with specific go-to’s to help you navigate the months ahead.  You are a winner, and we welcome your participation in this seminar!  

Sneak Peek: Construction on our new Guided Learning Experience

Sneak Peek:  Construction on our new Guided Learning Experience Over the summer, focused work started to enhance the student experience with our Guided Learning or Assisted Self Study Program as it was formerly called. Through our new, secure LMS students will have new experiences, such as: A single portal to all assigned courses. Materials in a secure location for easy access. Access to all completed courses with percentages showing how much of the course is left. All assessments will be