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Spotlight on Success: Kory Cantin Union Bank

June 8, 2020

Last year at our student awards banquets, CFTEA ran a contest to provide a free Introduction to Leadership Certificate. Kory Cantin, Commercial Loan Assistant at Union Bank, VT & NH was our winner! The content was new for CFTEA and we caught up with Kory after completing his certificate to get his insights into the experience and how it differed from other online training. “I’ve taken most of my classes in college online and I would have to say that

Celebrating our 2019-2020 Instructors Part 1 of 3

June 4, 2020

2019-2020 CFTEA Instructors – Part 1 of 3 Everyday we remain grateful for the passion and effort of those who work so hard to give back to the professional community as CFTEA instructors. We can’t say it enough — the incredible people and their organizations that focus on the importance of career development. WIth COVID-19, our instructors have balanced their own lives and provided quality distance education at a time when it was so desperately needed. For our students, any

Thank you to our board of directors

June 4, 2020

Thank you to our Board of Directors for leadership and support, especially as we navigate the current and future business environment. Your caring support and commitment mean so much to us at CFTEA! Thank you for your continued support of affordable career advancement. Addy Mae Gosselin – Mascoma Bank – VP, Education Danielle Violette – Machias Savings Bank Jane P. Clark – Community National Bank, VT – Board President Jay Hallam

Spotlight On Success: Angela Edgecomb

May 29, 2020

Spotlight on Success: Angela Edgecomb – Consumer QC Processor Bath Savings InstitutionAs someone new to banking, Angela was eager to take the opportunity to learn more about the industry. “The more I understand, the better I can be at my part of a larger picture.” As Angela progressed in her courses, she had this to say: “The courses were very helpful in understanding regulations, laws and acronyms that were new to me. Bath Savings Institution did a wonderful job teaching

Spotlight On Success: Jessica Cash

May 28, 2020

Spotlight on Success: Jessica Cash Customer Service Representative Mechanics Savings, a division of Maine Community Bank Jessica was a guest student speaker at our 2019 student awards banquet in Auburn, Maine. Her story is one of inspiration. “Prior to banking, I worked two jobs. I wanted to find a job where I could grow and support my children. I started my job search and banking kept standing out to me. I started my career in banking just over a year

Spotlight On Success: Deanne Guay

May 28, 2020

Spotlight On Success Deanne Guay Passumpsic Bank Hear what Deanne has to say about her experience learning with CFTEA: “I have benefited in many ways from my courses with CFTEA. I’ve learned how to be confident when talking to customers and speak in a way that they understand. I also have learned about being a team player and also have gotten tips on how I can write more professionally. Right now my goal is to work my way up to

Sustainable Development Goals

May 21, 2020

This year, CFTEA, reached GuideStar’s non-profit seal of Platinum Transparency. We are happy to provide our major Sustainable Development Goals as a universal call to action to better our communities by 2030. The five at CFTEA are quality education for all, gender equality, decent work and economic growth, innovation and infrastructure and climate change. Our continued decisions will support the development of these goals in helped our communities support quality, affordable workforce and career development. Thank you for supporting CFTEA

Support our non-profit through Amazon purchases

May 14, 2020

In May, CFTEA joined AmazonSmile as a non-profit. Giving to a non-profit or charity is a personal matter. We are registered under our IRS legal name as Northern New England Center for Financial Training. If you are interested in supporting us through your regular Amazon purchase from your computer, tablet or app, either now or in the future, it is now available and greatly appreciated. All proceeds received go directly into supporting our Learning Management System and the new options

Combating the Loneliness Epidemic at Work

May 11, 2020

Combating the Loneliness Epidemic at Work If you feel lonely at work, you’re not alone. In fact, about one-third of U.S. workers reported that they felt a general sense of loneliness, emptiness and disconnection from their co-workers. Signs that you may be struggling with loneliness include feeling disconnected from your peers, heavily scrutinizing others, being sensitive to others’ responses toward you and having difficulty trusting people. The hardest step to take when overcoming loneliness can often be the first one—reaching

Instructor Spotlight: Jessi Jaquish (COVID-19 Edition) PART 2 of 2

May 8, 2020

During these unprecedented times, we at CFTEA would like to continue to acknowledge and celebrate the flexibility and adaptability that both our instructors and students have shown. In part 2 of this interview Jessi explains how, despite restrictions put in place due to COVID-19, she was able to successfully navigate teaching virtually! “I know that I was a braver then I normally would have been because we already had a student who had been participating via video conference from