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CUNA Volunteer Certification Program

Pre-requisites
You must attend and pass the exam for the CUNA Volunteer Certification School Pre-Conference Workshop, or successfully complete the exams for following three Volunteer Achievement Program (VAP) courses: V01 History & Philosophy, V02 Financial Reports, and V03 Managing Risk.

Be sure to enroll in the CUNA Volunteer Certification Program before beginning your training.


Safety and Soundness - 16 credits required for certification
Level 1 Credit Options Choose a maximum 6 credits from below:	Level 2 Credit Options Choose a minimum 10 credits from below:
VAP Courses (2 credits each) V200 Credit Committee: Duties and Responsibilities V201 Loan Granting V202 Collections V407 Bankruptcy V409 Financial Management V410 Credit Union Examinations V415 Asset-Liability Management for Directors V416 Understanding Regulations V418 Business Recovery Plans and Policies V423 Member Business Lending V424 Investment Essentials for Directors V425 Budgeting Basics for Directors V426 BSA for Volunteers V500 Credit Union Technology V501 Planning for Technology V502 Electronic Fraud and Security V600 Introduction to Mortgage Lending V601 Online Policies and Internet Use Training on Demand** (2 credits each) BSA for Volunteers 10 Ratios Every Volunteer Should Know Due Diligence for Third Party Vendors	Schools & Conferences CUNA CU Finance for Non-Financial Managers School (6 credits)* CUNA Regulatory Compliance School: Introduction (8 credits) CUNA Regulatory Compliance School: Update (4 credits) CUNA Volunteer Institute Break Out Sessions (3 credits each) Due Diligence for Third Party Vendors* An Inconvenient Truth* Pre-Conference Workshops CUNA Economics & Investments Pre-Conference ALM Workshop (4 credits)* CUNA Volunteer Institute Pre-Conference Compliance Workshop (6 credits)* eSchools CUNA CU Finance for Non-Financial Managers eSchool (6 credits)* CUNA Regulatory Compliance eSchool: Introduction (8 credits) CUNA Regulatory Compliance eSchool: Update (4 credits) RegTraC Level 1 (6 credits) RegTraC Level 2 (8 credits) Directors Handbook for Credit Union Regulations (4 credits)*

Area of Study: Governance - 12 credits required for certification
Level 1 Credit Options Choose a maximum 4 credits from below:	Level 2 Credit Options Choose a minimum 8 credits from below:
VAP Courses (2 credits each) V101 Board Policies V412 Developing, Writing, and Implementing Policies V421 Political Involvement V700 Strategic Credit Union Leadership Training on Demand A Board Governance Approach: What to do When Things Go Wrong (2 credits) CU360 article Twelve Principles of Governance That Power Exceptional Credit Union Boards (1 credit)*	CUNA Volunteer Institute Break Out Sessions (3 credits each) Board Governance Essentials (Oct. 2008 in Hawaii)* Political Advocacy 101 (Jan. 2009 in Mexico)*

Area of Study: CEO Oversight - 10 credits required for certification
Level 1 Credit Options Choose a maximum 4 credits from below:	Level 2 Credit Options Choose a minimum 6 credits from below:
VAP Courses (2 credits each) V405 Board & CEO Relations V417 CEO Performance Appraisal & Goal Setting V419 CEO Compensation Programs V422 CEO & Board Succession Planning Training on Demand (2 credits each) Assessing the CEO The Directors' Role When Complaints are Filed Against Senior Management Filene Report Board—CEO Relationships (1 credit)*	CUNA Volunteer Institute Break Out Session The Board-CEO Relationship (Oct. 2008 in Hawaii) (3 credits)* Filene Report Consensus Building Strategies for Productive CEO-Board Relationships (2 credits)*

Area of Study: Board Operations & Development - 10 credits required for certification
Level 1 Credit Options Choose a maximum 4 credits from below:	Level 2 Credit Options Choose a minimum 6 credits from below:
VAP Courses (2 credits each) V100 Board of Directors: Duties & Responsibilities V406 Directors’ Liability V411 Board Reports V414 Recruiting, Orienting, & Retaining Board Members V701 Directing Effective Teams V702 Maximizing Board Performance Filene Reports (1 credit each) Enhancing Board Satisfaction at Credit Unions Filene Report* CU Boards & CU Effectiveness Filene Report* Recruitment and Selection Practices at Credit Union Boards Filene Report*	Handbooks (2 credits each) Board of Directors Handbook* People, Not Profit Handbook* CUNA Volunteer Institute Break Out Session The Perfect Board Packet (Jan. 2009 in Mexico) (3 credits)*

Area of Study: Strategic Planning - 12 credits required for certification
Level 1 Credit Options Choose a maximum 4 credits from below:	Level 2 Credit Options Choose a minimum 8 credits from below:
VAP Courses (2 credits each) V102 Planning V403 Marketing V404 Strategic Planning V413 Marketing to Generations & Target Groups V420 CU Growth Strategies V602 Offering CU Youth Programs Training on Demand (2 credits each) Credit Union Growth Strategies So, You Have a Community Charter…Now What? Local Involvement: Marketing Strategy and Community Benefit Filene Reports** (1 credit each) The Source for Credit Unions Filene Report (1 credit)* Explaining the CU Branch Entry Decision, and Implications for Performance Filene Report (1 credit)* The Board’s Role in CU Mergers Filene Report (1 credit)*	CUNA Strategic Planning Institute (12 credits) CUNA Volunteer Institute Break Out Sessions (3 credits each) Mergers: Opportunity or Threat (Oct. 2008 in Hawaii)* Strategic Planning and Its Significance (Oct. 2008 in Hawaii)*

Total: 60 credits
A maximum 22 Level 1 credits are required.	A minimum 38 Level 2 credits are required.

* denotes learning activities currently available. The exam will be available in 2008.
** denotes learning activities and exams that will be available in 2008.

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With questions or for more information, e-mail (elearning@cuna.coop) us or call 800-356-9655, ext. 4139.

*Exams for these learning activities will be available in 2008. **These learning activities and their exams will be available in 2008.

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