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Jul 01 2018 An Educational What If? |
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I stumbled into
credit management as a fluke. Truly. It is hard to believe that when I was a
kid I didn't dream of being a credit manager when I grew up. I wanted to be a
lawyer, actually, but then I learned how much schooling was involved. 10 years
ago, when my boss asked me to transfer into the position of Director of
Accounting, I had very little knowledge of how the accounting department
functioned. I knew nothing about collections or credit management. I struggled for a
few years trying to figure it out on my own until the NACM Intermountain
employees waltzed into my life. To be clearer, it was more of a march because I
attended Credit Boot Camp with (the NACM angel) Georgette Bevan. What an eye
opening few hours. Georgette introduced me to credit dos and don'ts, she told
me about the Intermountain Credit Education League (ICEL), encouraged me to
seek additional education opportunities, and told me about accreditation/certification
programs. The rub is, although I work for a great organization, they do not
currently offer tuition reimbursement. So, I put off education for too long.
For far too long. Sadly. If you work for a company that does not offer tuition
or training reimbursement as a perk, listen up!! There are six
Professional Certificate Programs available. I think most of us have heard of
the basic 3: CBA, CBF, CCE. The information is comprehensively outlined on this page so I
won't go into it in this article. What I
did not really understand is that there are many options for scholarships for
members from both NACM and ICEL. As members, a portion of our dues is allocated to these
funds. I have taken advantage of these scholarships for my credit education. I
would not be a CBA today were it not for the scholarships offered.
I cannot be
clearer: THERE ARE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE for the members of NACM and ICEL to help
pay for classes on the road to certification. The rules are fairly simple, too.
ICEL scholarships
require same rules, but applicant must also have been a member of ICEL for one
year and attend at least 80% of the meetings for the previous year. Applicant
can apply for both NACM and ICEL scholarship for each semester, but only one
scholarship may be awarded from either association at a time.
I wish I had paid
closer attention to Georgette years ago when she encouraged education. I would
have started my certification process sooner had I known there were resources
to help pay for the classes. I struggled to learn how to do my job alone when
there was no need. The classes have been illuminating and I am certainly a more
adept credit professional than I was when I started the education process
because of them. If you have not
started your educational or certification road with NACM, what is holding you
back? Time? Fear of failure? Lack of support? Lack of funding? "We will all
struggle and fall; we will know what it means to be both brave and
brokenhearted." -- Brené Brown If you are
anything like me, you have big dreams but sometimes talk yourself out making an
effort to work towards those dreams. When it comes to the education and
certification programs offered by NACM, there should be little that holds you
back from reaching for and achieving your dreams. The time commitment is at
your pace. The staff at NACM Intermountain have done more hand holding with me
through this than I would have expected. And with the scholarships available
from both NACM and ICEL, your education and certification can be completed with
the financial aid of scholarships. "There is freedom
waiting for you, Let NACM and the
education committee help you be brave and fly!
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