Northwest Bank Directors College This program enhances both outside and inside directors' understanding of their responsibilities to their financial institutions. Co-sponsored by the Division of Finance and Corporate Securities, and the Oregon, Idaho and Washington Bankers Associations. The Northwest Bank Directors College takes place one day each month over the course of six months.
OBA Bank Operations School This school takes place one day per month for eight months. The school provides insight into stronger management skills, an understanding of the inter-relatedness of key operation areas and how they contribute to a bank's profitability and increased awareness of the regulatory and competitive factors that affect banking today. The target audience for this school is operation supervisors with up to three years of experience.
Commerical Lending Institute
Students who graduate from the WBA/OBA Commercial Lending Institute will have developed skills to become superior lending officers and relationship managers. Through comprehensive, interactive and hands-on training, graduates will be able to more effectively communicate with clients and prospects and successfully sell bank products and services. This school is held three days a week over the course of eight months.
Advanced Branch Managers School The Advanced Branch Managers School is designed to provide participants a solid foundation in managing branches better and producing greater results. The target audience for this school are branch or department managers with a minimum of five years experience. The school is held two days per quarter for one year.
Western Banking Schools Western Banking Schools is committed to offering dynamic, multi-disciplinary educational options designed to equip banking industry professionals with the skills and understanding they need to make their institutions more competitive in an evolving financial marketplace. Programs available include:
Western School of Agriculture Lending
Western School of Intermediate Banking
Western School of Commercial Lending
WBS Workshops
Northwest Security Officers School
The Northwest Security Officers School is the next step toward attaining the education you will need to keep your financial institution in compliance and ensuring a safe environment for your co-workers and customers.
Pacific Coast Banking School PCBS offers a two-year Graduate-level program of management and leadership education for senior level bankers. The program consists of three resident sessions held the last two weeks of August over two years and includes inter-session extension work. PCBS also offers a 3 day leadership program exclusively for PCBS graduates called Advanced Leadership Professional Symposium (ALPS).
