CUIC® Employee Accreditations and Designations
Our highly-respected Credit Union Institute of Canada (CUIC) programs have been developed in partnership with Dalhousie University and credit union experts. Credit unions across the country recognize the rigour of CUIC courses and programs, and many have incorporated them into position requirements.
Our Programs
We offer the following accreditation and designation programs. Enroll in a program’s learning path to track your progress and collect digital badges along the way! Click below to learn more about each program and its course requirements:
- Member Service Representative Accreditation Program
- Financial Service Representative Accreditation Program
- Consumer and Residential Mortgage Lender Accreditation
- Business Lender Accreditation
- General Business Studies Program (Fellow of the Credit Union Institute of Canada)
- Management Studies Program (Associate of Credit Union Institute of Canada)
Each of our programs consist of a series of CUIC courses. These courses can be taken independently or as part of our accreditation or designation programs. Click here to review our CUIC course at a glance.
CUIC courses are available in two formats:
Self-Study
Register anytime and complete the course at your own pace. Write your exam within 12 months to earn your credit! Your Final grade is based solely on the exam.
Cohort
CUIC cohorts are 12-week, instructor-led online classes offered twice a year. The spring cohort semester begins in March and ends with a final exam in June. The fall cohort semester begins in September and ends with a final exam in December. Your final grade is based on a combination of: participation (10%), assignments (40%) and final exam (50%).
CUIC Courses
Click the links below to register for cohort or self-study sessions.
Note: CCUA Campus login is required to register. Don’t have an account? Email clientsolutions@ccua.com with your full name and credit union email address and they will set you up!:
Courses available for registration:
| CUIC Course | Self-Study (Begin any time) | Fall Cohort (Sept – Dec 2021) | Spring Cohort (Begins Mar 2022) |
| CUC 185 Products and Services | Register Now | Register Now | Coming soon |
| CUC 201 Credit Unions: Different by Design | Register Now | Register Now | Coming soon |
| CUC 210 Consumer and Residential Mortgage Lending | Register Now | Register Now | Coming soon |
| CUC 225 Credit Union Financial Management | Register Now | Register Now | n/a |
| CUC 240 Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning | Register Now | Register Now | Coming soon |
| CUC 315 Strategic Management for Credit Union Professionals | n/a | Register Now | n/a |
| CUC 325 Human Resource Management | Register Now | Register Now | n/a |
| CUC 345 Business Lending | Register Now | Register Now | n/a |
| CUC 346 Agricultural Lending | Register Now | Register Now | n/a |
| CUC 350 Commercial Real Estate Lending | Register Now | Register Now | n/a |
