Programs
Professional Collector Micro Certificate Program (PCM)
Program Overview
The Credit Institute of Canada, Canada’s authority in credit education since 1928, is pleased to announce our new Professional Collector MicroCertificate Program, a cost effective and comprehensive approach to collector training. A useful tool for screening potential employees for jobs, benchmarking collection employees, and for independent skill assessment.
The Professional Collector MicroCertificate Program is an online tool that provides training on professional collection processes. It is designed for self-study delivery and consists of two components – theoretical and practical.
A comprehensive recap report for companies or individuals that will be useful for screening potential employees for jobs, benchmarking collection employees, and for independent skill assessment. (optional)
A practical assessment of telephone collection skills through a collection call made to specially trained professional collection assessors. (4 weeks)
Program Highlights
Salient features of the Professional Collector Micro Certificate Program
- Audio/Video lectures, online 24 x 7
- Additional notes and reference materials
- Study at your convenience
- Open registration all year long
- Written assessment in 4 weeks
- Training on professional collection processes
- A practical assessment of telephone collection skills
- Graduates receive a certificate
Program Details
Collection Policy
Monitoring Accounts
Paper Program
- Telephone Collections
- Skip Tracing
- Collection Agencies
- Legal Remedies
For the practical assessment students will be required to participate in a live collection role play call where they will apply what they have learned and be evaluated for their effectiveness and thoroughness. The focus will be on the following aspects:
- Proper identification of the consumer and collector
- Effectively executed demand for payment
- Proper updating of information
- Gathering of information
- Directing the debtor to payment solutions
- Firm up techniques
- Communication skills
The practical assessment must be scheduled and completed within 3 weeks of the 4-week deadline date for the written assignment.
Program Material
All of the materials for the National Collector Micro Certificate Program are available for download via the student online course portal. In addition to the prescribed readings, students have access to a recorded audio/video lecture and audio samples of effective and ineffective collection calls.Passing Grade
Students must successfully complete both the theoretical and practical components of the program with a minimum grade of 65% to receive the certificate of completion.
Instructor Support/Online Forum
Students interact with their instructor via an online forum. They are expected to post questions in order to enhance their learning.
Fees
Fees and tuition – $330.00 + GST/HST.
Refund Policy
Please visit the refund policy page for full details.
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