Bringing Today’s Financial and Utility Industry Thought Leaders to You
CFC’s industry-leading meetings and educational opportunities bring today’s financial and utility industry thought leaders to you. CFC’s events and training opportunities are complimentary for CFC members.
CFC Independent Borrowers Executive Summit (IBES)
CFC’s annual conference for senior and executive-level staff of rural electric systems that don’t borrow from the Rural Utilities Service.
2022 | November 7–9 | Huntington Beach, CA
2023 | November 13–15 | Savannah, GA
2024 | November 18–20 | Tucson, AZ
Held in conjunction with NRECA Regional Meetings. (Dates subject to change.)
Districts 1 & 4: September 7 | Indianapolis, IN
Districts 5 & 6: September 22 | Minneapolis, MN
Districts 7 & 9: September 28 | Portland, OR
Districts 2 & 3: October 11 | Hollywood, FL
Districts 8 & 10: October 25 | Little Rock, AR
CFC’s annual conference on issues and challenges facing the electric cooperative network.
2022 | June 20–22 | Boston, MA
2023 | June 19–21 | Seattle, WA
2024 | June 17–19 | Indianapolis, IN
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Events and Training Team
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CPE/CEU Credits
Erik Dahlseid
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Member Center
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Designed specifically for directors of CFC electric cooperatives, statewide workshops provide attendees with a variety of financed-focused topics.
2023 | January 18-19 | Lewis Center, OH
2023 | January 23-24 | Lexington, KY
Certificate Program
Cooperative Financial Professional Certificate (CFPC)
CFPC, an intensive, three-part finance program for senior and mid-level finance and accounting staff, is a collaborative program between CFC and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).
2023 Spring Program
Unit 1 in Madison, Wisconsin: April 17-21
Unit 2 in Dulles, Virginia: June 5-9
2023 Fall Program
Unit 1 in Madison, Wisconsin: August 21-25
Unit 2 in Dulles, Virginia: October 16-20
New CFO Orientation
March 29–31, 2023
New Director Orientation
April 26–28, 2023
New CEO Orientation
May 17–19, 2023
CFC is developing a series of workshops focused on principles of sound equity management.
The training is structured for various skill levels: Basic (Level 1) and Intermediate (Level 2).
Certificate Program
KRTA Certificate Program
CFC is proud to offer the Key Ratio Trend Analysis (KRTA) Certificate Program. CFC has published KRTA—an annual report that tracks the median value of 145 financial and operational ratios for participating electric distribution cooperatives over the previous five years—since 1975.
KRTA Level 1 is always available online through CFC Academy.
CFC Training Catalog
Learn more about how you match your professional development needs with CFC programs.
Financial Product Training
CFC offers hands-on training on CFC Compass and CFC BudgetPro financial models.
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Member Training
Commitment to Excellence
For Electric Cooperative Directors
This training looks at best practices for how electric cooperative leaders should demonstrate principled leadership, financial stewardship, effective governance and management risk oversight.
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Member Training
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Training Info
Member Training
Conference Info
Events and Training Team
800-424-2954
CPE/CEU Credits
Erik Dahlseid
Website Account Info
Member Center
800-424-2955
Monthly webinars for electric cooperative staff and directors.
Your online financial learning center.
Module 3, Now Available!
The online tutorials will guide you through the process of accessing, completing, checking and submitting CFC Form 7.
Quarterly Financial Market Review
A quarterly conference call for electric cooperative staff and directors on the latest developments of the economy and financial markets.
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Online Learning Info
Member Training
800-424-2954
Financial Series Webinar CPE Credits
Erik Dahlseid
Website Account Info
Member Center
800-424-2955