Webinars: learning on the Internet. All you need are a PC and a phone line

RMA Journal, The, Sept, 2003

What are Webinars?

Webinars are Web-delivered, instructor-led training courses that offer several advantages over traditional classroom courses. All you need are an Internet connection and a telephone.

Webinars are:

* Cost efficient and convenient--there's no travel time, travel expenses, or time out of the office.

* Interactive--you can hear the instructor, ask questions, and receive instant feedback in real time, just as in a classroom setting.

* No risk--RMA records Webinars, so if you miss the session on the scheduled day, you have 30 days to "retake" the course at no extra charge. And you can go back and listen as often as you like within 30 days from the date of the session--at no extra charge.

* Safe and secure--only those enrolled in the course with the user ID and password can access the course Web site.

Available Webinar Courses

RMA offers two courses as Webinars: Credit Culture and Problem Loan Fundamentals: Identification and Analysis.

Credit Culture, an introduction to the concept of credit culture, is designed for senior executives and lenders in community banks. The course is taken in two 1-1/2 hour sessions. September 26 and October 3. 2003. 1-2:30 p.m. EST.

After completing Credit Culture, you will be able to:

* Identify the bank's credit culture.

* Assess the elements of a strong culture.

* Implement six steps to build a strong credit culture.

* Use eight steps to change the bank's credit culture.

* Pursue six steps to merge credit cultures successfully.

Problem Loan Fundamentals: Identification and Analysis will assist lenders in identifying the financial and nonfinancial factors that can lead to loan loss. This three-hour program is taken in two 1-1/2 hour sessions. September 24 and October 1, 2003, 1-2:30 p.m. EST.

After completing Problem Loan Fundamentals, you will be able to:

* Identify the major causes of business failures and loan losses.

* Complete a nine-part process to analyze problem loans.

Registration fee: $195 for each two-session course.

Please visit www.rmahq.org for more information, or call RMA Customer Care at 1-800-677-7621.