This short online program is the perfect tool for familiarizing new co-op employees and directors with the fundamentals of the cooperative business model. It also details how electric cooperatives are different from other segments of the utility industry, and discusses the roles of the key groups in any successful electric co-op: Members, the Board of Directors, the CEO or General Manager, and the employees.

This program includes additional resources, including descriptions of how co-ops deliver safe, reliable electricity and how co-ops handle outages.

This program takes approximately 40 minutes to complete. However, you can stop and start again at any time.

• Online Course - Electricity Basics

  Take this course to test your knowledge about how electricity works.