ALEXANDRIA, Va.–As part of its training to ensure examiners keep pace and continue to provide credit unions and their members with high-quality service, NCUA said its 2016 National Exam Program Training provided 900 NCUA staffers with a skills development program that included wide-ranging sessions on cyber security, member business lending, managing examinations, interest rate risk and consumer protection issues.
In addition, attendees received training in workplace violence and security awareness, workplace diversity and recognizing everyday biases. They also heard from leading experts on emerging trends in cybercrime, the agency said.
The “Making a Difference” training program, held between April 4 and April 15 in Denver, came in at a cost $404,121 below its board-approved budget, a savings of more than 18%, the agency said. NCUA said the 2016 training event cost $128,268 less than the 2014 National Training Conference.
Total participants included support staff for the training program. The per diem calculation is based on the General Services Administration’s rate of $69 per day. NCUA said it paid $139 per night lodging.
Separately, NCUA said board member J. Mark McWatters will serve as the agency’s liaison to the Defense Credit Union Council. McWatters takes over this responsibility at the request of NCUA Board Chairman Rick Metsger.
“I am looking forward to working with the members of the Council, which serves the credit unions whose members serve in our nation’s armed forces,” McWatters said. “Since joining NCUA’s board, I have advocated that we best serve the variety of interests in the credit union community by working with and listening to them directly. This will be another chance to hear from those whose job it is to meet the distinct financial needs of their members.”