Professional Development Programs Presented by Washington Bankers Association

CBA is pleased to offer a selection of Washington Bankers Association professional development programs to California bankers. These programs support career growth and strengthen expertise across key banking functions. Participants can build skills in management, commercial lending, credit analysis, and financial performance evaluation. Each program combines practical instruction, real-world application, and insights from industry experts for a relevant and impactful learning experience.

Understanding Bank Performance

Participants will learn how to assess and analyze a bank’s financial performance by working with data from real institutions.

Credit Analyst Development Program

The Credit Analyst Development Program is designed for credit analysts, credit officers, credit administrators, commercial loan officers/managers, loan review officers, branch managers and management trainees.

Management Development Program

The Management Development Program (MDP) is an excellent preparatory program for bank managers wishing to advance their careers.

Executive Development Program

The Executive Development Program (EDP) is a comprehensive twelve-month course, designed to cultivate the next generation of banking leaders, is an ideal opportunity for aspiring executives to step up their career and for institutions to invest in the strong bank leaders of tomorrow.

Retail Branch Manager Development Program

The Retail Branch Manager Development Program focuses on providing bankers a strong foundation in the dynamic and demanding retail banking sector.

Commercial Lending Development Program

This comprehensive program emphasizes the entire commercial loan life cycle and provides participants with current lending approaches, an updated focus on key analytics and regulatory issues.