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Training
Providing training in partnership with NASFAA has been a good model for EASFAA. Members, though, clearly want more training opportunities to take place in the region. Topics of interest include novice training, “hands-on”” training, technology, graduate aid, proprietary school aid, and training on diversity issues.

GOALS

1. Promote and enhance members' skills, competency and professional development.
2. Foster cooperation between states'/territories' training resources.
3. Improve the effectiveness of EASFAA's training programs.
4. Develop a training operations manual.
   
   

ACTIONS

• Goal 1:
  1. Continue to use NASFAA training modules and be proactive in suggesting that NASFAA develop training models that address specific legislative, regulatory, public policy and philosophical issues.
  2. Develop EASFAA training modules and/or identify other resources for training - especially when the NASFAA modules do not address our needs.
  3. Promote professional development modules to address topics such as enrollment management, institutional survival skills, organizational skills, and understanding organizational models.
  4. Promote interaction with other higher education associations - bursars, registrars, etc.
• Goal 2:
  1. Use state training chairs to serve on the EASFAA Training Committee.
  2. Explore and implement establishing reciprocal agreements between states to offer training opportunities to EASFAA members and avoid the duplication of efforts.
• Goal 3:
  1. Develop a full training committee that would include several individuals who would not be the EASFAA trainers that year to assist with administrative tasks.
  2. Use technology to effectively communicate to the EASFAA membership the training opportunities within all EASFAA member areas and the country.
  3. Use technology to deliver training in the highest standards possible at a reasonable cost.
• Goal 4:
  1. The manual would define the roles of committee chair, site coordinators, trainers, and other committee members.
  2. The manual would suggest a timeline for annual training and will provide the schedule for Fall and Spring training by the Council’s Fall meeting.
  3. The manual would contain procedures for selecting training topics, training trainers, and communicating about events to members.
  4. The manual should assist in establishing an EASFAA clearinghouse and an overall calendar of EASFAA and EASFAA member states training programs

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