MADISON, Wis. – Credit union training programs and trainers can be recognized for their outstanding staff development achievements during this year’s Experience Learning Live (ELLy) Training Awards program, sponsored by CUNA.

The ELLys are the only national awards presented to credit union trainers who do outstanding things in the area of professional staff development. Awards will be presented in two asset divisions – less than $250 million in assets and
$250 million in assets or above – in each of the following six categories:

• Chi Phi Delta X II Award –This award represents the best development of a Credit Union University,
  and its effect on staff learning and performance, using CUNA’s Center for Professional Development
  products as the foundation.
• Coach Award – This award recognizes a trainer who has significantly impacted a trainee’s career
  and life through education, mentoring, and coaching. The entry can be submitted by employees or trainers
  in honor of a trainer who impacted their own or their co-workers’ lives and careers.
• eLearning Award – Demonstrate how technology-based training was incorporated into, and enhanced,
  credit union training programs.
• Training Champion Award – This award singles out senior management staff that go beyond the call
  of duty to support and develop the training in his or her credit union.
• Training Professional of the Year Award – This award honors exceptional achievements in performance
  and learning by a credit union training professional or department.
• WOW Award – This award is presented to the credit union with the best overall training curriculum or
  best training event that energizes, empowers, and excites participants.

Entries must be received by Aug. 3. Awards will be presented at the 2009 Experience Learning Live conference, held Oct. 25-28 in Nashville, Tenn.

For more information on CUNA’s trainer awards and collateral materials, go to training.cuna.org, and enter “ELLys”
into the search box, or call (800) 356-9655, ext. 4249.