CREA Education Calendar
2025
| Course | Date | Location | Instructor | Registration Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director Course 2620: Board Operations & Process | February 8, 2025 | Grand Hyatt Denver | Bryan Singletary | Click here |
| Director Course 961.1: Cooperative Power Supply: An Industry in Transition | February 9, 2025 | Grand Hyatt Denver | Joe Slater & Kevin Sump | Click here |
| CREA Annual Meeting | February 8-11, 2025 | Grand Hyatt Denver | Click here | |
| Webinar: Stray Voltage Investigations | February 11, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: Generation to Distribution | February 11, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Line Design & Staking - Level 2 | March 3-6, 2025 | CREA | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| O&E Conference | March 17-19, 2025 | Brighton, CO | Click here | |
| Webinar: Methods for Projecting Loads for Distribution Planning | March 18, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: The Transmission System | March 18, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Line Design & Staking - Level 3 | March 31-April 3, 2025 | CREA | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| NCCER Digger Derrick Certification | April 7-10, 2025 | GCEA | Paradise Crane Consultants | Contact Us - jbaker@coloradorea.org |
| Webinar: Modeling Solar DER and Load Flow Programs | April 8, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: The Electric Distribution System | April 8, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Work Orders Procedures: Basic | April 14-15, 2025 | Sangre de Cristo Electric | Teri Wallis | Registration Full |
| Work Orders Procedures: Basic | April 16-17, 2025 | Sangre de Cristo Electric | Teri Wallis | Click here |
| CREMS Spring Meeting | April 21-23, 2025 | San Miguel Power | Click here | |
| Work Orders Procedures: Advanced | April 28-29, 2025 | CREA | Teri Wallis | Click here |
| CREA HR Conference | May 12-13, 2025 | Western United Electric | Multiple | Click here |
| Webinar: Understanding Transmission Wheeling | May 27, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: Special Equipment: Transformers & Meters | May 27, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| CREA Mechanics Conference | June 2-4, 2025 | Holy Cross Energy | Multiple | Click here |
| Webinar: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Applications for Electric Utilities | June 10, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: Safety | June 10, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Electric Cooperative Youth Tour | June 16-22, 2025 | Denver & Washington, D.C. | ||
| Webinar: Engineering Economics for Utility Projects | July 8, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: System Reliability and Resiliency | July 8, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp | July 12-17, 2025 | Steamboat Springs, CO | ||
| CREA Safety & Loss Control Seminar | July 15-16, 2025 | Black Hawk, CO | Multiple | Click here |
| CREA Director Summer School | August 1-3, 2025 | Vail, CO | Click here | |
| Director Course 2640: Financial Decision-making | August 1, 2025 | John Penry | Click here | |
| CFC Financial Workshop | August 2, 2025 | Click here | ||
| Director Course 974: Rate Making Strategies | August 3, 2025 | John Penry | Click here | |
| Allison Transmission Training | August 5-7, 2025 | Commerce City, CO | Stewart & Stevenson | Click here |
| Office Excellence Conference | August 5-6, 2025 | CREA | Multiple | Registration Pending |
| Regulator/Recloser/Transformer Banking | August 11-12, 2025 | Holy Cross Energy | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: Application of Fiberglass Arms | August 12, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Allison Transmission Training | August 12-14, 2025 | Commerce City, CO | Stewart & Stevenson | Click here |
| Regulator/Recloser/Transformer Banking | August 14-15,2025 | Y-W Electric | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| 10/30-Hour OSHA General Industry | August 25-28,2025 | San Isabel Electric | Jesse Peeler | Click here |
| CREA IT Conference | August 26-27, 2025 | Holy Cross Energy | Registration Pending | |
| Webinar: Multi-Circuit Design Considerations | September 9, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Emerging Leader Program | September 9-10, 2025 | San Isabel Electric | Peak Solutions | Click here |
| Rocky Mountain Utility Exchange | September 22-25,2025 | Vail, CO | Click here | |
| Emerging Leader Program | October 7-8, 2025 | Morgan County REA | Peak Solutions | Click here |
| Webinar: UG Cable Installation Guide | October 14, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| CREMS Fall Meeting | October 30, 2025 | TBD | Registration Pending | |
| Director Course 2630: Strategic Planning | November 1, 2025 | Westin Westminster | Bryan Singletary | Registration Pending |
| Energy Innovations Summit & Fall Meeting | November 1-4, 2025 | Westin Westminster | Registration Pending | |
| Director Course 988.1: The Board's Role in Safety | November 2, 2025 | Westin Westminster | Bryan Singletary & Kevin Sump | Registration Pending |
| Webinar: Utility Easement Rights and Obligations | November 4, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
| Webinar: Sizing Three-Phase Transformers | December 9, 2025 | -- | Hi-Line Engineering | Click here |
Online education programs for the electric power industry can be found through the Energy Providers Coalition for Education (EPCE). Their courses are developed by industry, for industry. EPCE and partners like Bismarck State College offer courses and certificates in electric power technology, electric transmission systems technology, power plant technology, energy services & renewable technician, engineering, cybersecurity and more. If your co-op is a member of NRECA you will receive a tuition discount. Find more details on the EPCI website.