What does NASFAA Credentialing mean to MASFAA Members?
NASFAA Credentialing is offered in a number of areas from
the basics of Financial Aid to the advance levels that we all deal with on a
daily basis. The issues that we all feel
we need more training are addressed and the credentials are not just a piece of
cake to get. The credentials are an asset to any individual who completes the
training and receives the credentials.
The Mississippi Association of Student Financial Aid decided
to take advantage of NASFAA’s offer to allow the states to offer the credentials
to their members. MASFAA broke the
credential trainings into groups of three and offered four separate
events. Each event offered our members
the opportunity to increase their knowledge and enhanced the benefits we offer.
After the sessions we asked our members to complete a short survey to gather
their thought.
The first question asked was: What motivated you to sign up
and complete the credential training?
Our members stated they were motivated by the doors that having the
credentials would open for them in future job searches. They also stated that having the opportunity
to do the training in a group setting for an affordable rate enticed them to
complete it sooner than they thought. A number of our members say the
opportunity to validate and enhance their knowledge motivated them to complete
the training.
The second question asked was: Would you be interested in
serving as a NASFAA Instructor? Most of
our members stated that they would be interested in serving as instructors
because they feel like it will be beneficial to others in the industry. The biggest issue we found is that people
only want to teach what they feel comfortable with, so getting good trainers
could be hard. The positive factor of
having the events is the instructor pool is being enhanced.
The third question asked was: Do you find value in the
credentials and the emphasis NASFAA has placed on the credentials? Most of the members stated they feel that
NASFAA has not marketed the material enough for there to be a high level of
value to be placed on it. The members do
believe that the credentials have given them the opportunity of upward
mobility.
Overall, I think the fact that NASFAA has given the
opportunity for states to offer the credentials is beneficial for all associations.
Submitted by: Carrie Cooper
MASFAA
President
Director
of Financial Aid
University
of Mississippi Medical Center
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