NCCO Overview
Are you a new co-op communicator who has been at your co-op at least three months? Or maybe you're a seasoned communicator but new to the electric co-op industry? If so, the New Co-op Communicators Orientation is a great opportunity to learn about the industry and the resources available to you.
The training focuses on several key areas:
- Understanding the electric cooperative business model and values.
- Learning about the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) network.
- Current and near-future electric industry issues and challenges.
- Available resources from NRECA and national partner organizations including: National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC); NRTC; and Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange.
- Interactive sessions to provide focus on: crisis communication and reputation management, telling the co-op story, Always On program, financial issues and resources, insurance/loss control/safety issues, networking tools and Touchstone Energy initiatives.
You will meet new colleagues from around the country and from NRECA headquarters at this conference just outside of the nation’s capital. Enhance your career and return to your co-op energized, more informed and more effective with new tools and resources to apply in your corner of the world.
Please note that NCCO enrollees must be working full time at their co-op at the time of registration. NCCO registration is not transferrable. There are no exceptions.
What Your Peers Are Saying
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[column 6]"The value of the collaboration, networking and hands-on learning that goes on during NCCO can't be overstated. By the end of this conference, you'll have formed your own mini national network of fellow electric co-op communicators, learned how to best leverage NRECA communication resources and gained a better overall understanding of the cooperative difference. Whether you are new to being a communication professional or just new to being one at an electric cooperative, NCCO has something for you."
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[column 6]"NCCO equipped me with the tools I need to effectively lead communications at my cooperative and wrapped me into an experienced network of communicators who I can lean on for advice. I highly recommend it! Thank you NRECA!."
Rita Sanders, Grand Valley Power
"The opportunity my cooperative gave me by allowing me to attend NCCO is invaluable. The conference armed me with all the knowledge and tools I needed to begin my career as a cooperative communicator. In addition, I gained a network of peers to follow along our journeys together. I'm incredibly thankful for NRECA for this communications-centric training!"
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[column 6]"NCCO is one of the best training experiences and environments I’ve had. And I say that knowing that I was in the Marine Corps and participated in countless training courses through the military."
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Communications Resources and Programs of Interest
Helpful Materials
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