Exclusively for credit union professionals
Credit Union Leadership and Coaching
Designation
The Credit Union Leadership and Coaching Designation (CULC-D) is a qualification in leadership and coaching that is jointly awarded by eLeadership Academy™ and Royal Roads University to credit union leaders meeting application requirements. Designation holders have developed competencies in leadership and coaching and demonstrated the application of these skills, along with an understanding of their significance within their role in the credit union system. Learn more about this collaboration here.
Eligibility
- Completion of a Certificate in Applied Leadership (CAL) through eLeadership Academy™, representing over 100 hours of focused leadership and coaching training
- A minimum of two years working within the credit union system managing others, or equivalent experience leading by influence operationally (preference given to those with longer tenure)
- Completion of the 10-Week CULC Designation Program
- Demonstration of continuous learning, including 10 logged continuing education hours completed within the last year (may include eLeadership Academy™, RRU, CCUA, and WOCCU courses or events)
FOR CREDIT UNION PROFESSIONALS
FLEXIBLE
ONLINE LEARNING
COHORT BASED PROGRAM
BRAIN-BASED TRAINING
Application and Renewal
Application
CULC Designation applications can be submitted after completing the 10-week Designation Program. CULC Designations are valid for a period of three years.
CULC-D Accreditation
Successful applicants receive a CULC Designation jointly awarded by eLeadership Academy™ and Royal Roads University. This includes a CULC-D certificate and digital credential, recognition at the annual FOCUS Summit, and equivalency credit for the graduate course LEAD 580 Leadership, Community, and Collaboration, (which is one of three courses in the Graduate Certificate in Management and Leadership at Royal Roads University).
Program Fee: $3500 CAD / $2595 USD per person
The Designation Program Fee includes two 1:1 mentor coach session, one leadership coaching session, four cohort webinars, team application and project evaluation, and access to eight weekly office hours with faculty for coaching or discussion.
Renewal
CULC Designations are valid for a period of three years, and recipients may renew after that time. A renewal must include a coaching endorsement letter from a workplace coachee, an overview of continued coaching practice and leadership learning, a mentor coach session, and a log of 10 continuing education hours over three years.
CULC Designation Program
This online 10-week, cohort-based program is offered January–March of each year and is exclusively for credit union leaders pursuing a Credit Union Leadership and Coaching Designation.
Applications for the 2025 cohort will be available June 2024.
The CULC Designation Program Fee includes two sessions with a mentor coach, one leadership coaching session, four webinars, team application and project evaluation, a FOCUS Virtual Summit pass, CULC-D application fee, and access to weekly office hours with faculty for coaching or discussion during the program.
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