Professional Development

We offer a robust schedule of professional training on a variety of topics throughout the year. The training is offered as online sessions through our Ignite Leadership Series and Compliance Training classes. We also host a hybrid in-person and online training for IRA Essentials and IRA Advanced classes in November. You can view our Event Calendar Here


Ignite Leadership Series

We have a great lineup of valuable topics and dynamic speakers! The Ignite Series is made to improve your leadership skills and help you be the best leader you can be. It would be valuable to anyone in your organization who leads a team, from frontline to CEOs.

The topics and presenters for the 2026 Ignite Series include:

  • February 4, 2026: You Lead First-Lead from Who You Are, Not Who You Think You Should Be
  • April 1, 2026: How to Fix Your Culture
  • June 10, 2026: Mastering Time Management with AI: A Smarter Approach Beyond To-Do Lists
  • August 5, 2026: What a Guy Named Ed, Long Drives in Thunderstorms, & Kids These Days Have to Do With Your Credit Union & Your Job
  • October 7, 2026: Everything’s On Fire, Now What? Six Moves to Stay Resilient and Still Standing
  • December 2, 2026: Curiosity as a Practice

Each event will take place online at 10:00 a.m. MST and will run approximately 60 minutes. You can register for the series HERE.

The 2026 Ignite Series Annual Package is Available HERE for a limited time. Must be purchased by January 31st, 2026. 


@Lunch Networking

The Utah Credit Union Association has expanded its efforts to bring together credit union professionals through a series of roundtables focused on distinct operational areas.

Called @Lunch Networking, the round tables will initially cover these areas of operations on these days:

  • CEOs, January 21st
  • Accounting/CFOs, February 11th
  • ERM, February 26th
  • HR/Org Development, March 11th
  • Collections, April 8th
  • Lending, May 6th
  • CEOs, June 17th
  • IT/Tech, June 25th

Registration is now open for these round tables. Check our calendar for more information. If you want to participate in any of our @Lunch events, email Antonia Scott at as@utahscreditunions.org.

Benefits of participating in the @Lunch Networking round tables are:

  • A broader network of peers to draw from.
  • Increased knowledge of industry practices.
  • No-cost lunch.

Compliance Training

We also have a variety of online compliance classes, taught by our very own Heather Line. They can also be viewed on the training calendar listed above. These compliance trainings are covered by your Annual Dues and are no additional cost to your organization.

Unless noted, each event will take place online at 10:00 a.m. MST and runs approximately 2 to 4 hours. They will be recorded for later viewing. Check our Calendar/Event link for more information and links to the event registration site for each training class.


IRA Training

The IRA Essentials and Advanced classes are presented by Ascensus and are offered in a hybrid in-person and online format. The training lasts all day and is offered during the first part of November. The dates will be added to the event calendar on this website once the dates have been confirmed. At that time, you will find links to our event registration website.


eTrain Webinars

eTrain Webinars, offered in conjunction with the California and Nevada Leagues, provides credit unions with another training option. These webinars are offered as a Power Learners Passport package or individually. Over 70 eTrain Webinars are offered throughout the year in a convenient, anytime training format for executives, managers, volunteers, and every department in your credit union. We purchased it as a package, and you receive a tremendous value for your training dollar. The more you train, the more you save over the regular webinar costs.

Click this link for our Power Learner Passport information. To see upcoming and archived webinar topics, visit utah.etrain-cu.com


Conferences

Each year, our Professional Development Department offers educational sessions at our annual Credit Union Summit, Executive Summit, and Volunteer Summit conferences. We also offer a Small Credit Union Conference and a Chair/CEO Pre-meeting that’s held just prior to the Volunteer Summit. Click here for more information on our conferences.

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