OBL Professional Development

Get Ahead. Stay Ahead. Invest in Education.

As the financial services landscape evolves, so do OBL’s learning opportunities. We offer a wide range of virtual and in-person programs—tailored for every role from tellers to senior executives. Each program delivers timely, relevant content in flexible formats to support your team’s growth and success.

🔍 Find the Right Program

Browse programs by type or topic to match your training goals and development plans.
Or check the OBL Web Calendar for currently scheduled:

Seminars

Conferences

Forums

Banking Schools

e-Learning & On-Demand Courses

📄 Download the 2025 Professional Development Brochure
📋 View Summary of All Programs

OBL Forums – Connecting Ohio Bankers

Our nine year-long forums bring peers together to learn, share, and stay ahead of industry trends. Each group receives targeted content, expert insight, and peer-to-peer best practices.

2025 Forums Include:

CFO Forum

HR Forum

Education & Training Forum

IT Forum

Commercial Lending Forum

Mortgage Lending Forum

Marketing Forum

Senior Retail Officers Forum

🆕 Risk Management Forum

📄 Download the 2025 Forums Brochure
📧 Have questions or need help registering? Email Us

Leadership Path – Building Future Bank Leaders

OBL helps banks identify and develop high-potential employees—those with the talent, vision, and leadership capacity to move into mid- and senior-level roles.

Signature Programs:

OBL Bank Management School

OBL Bank Leadership Institute

Support emerging leaders at every career stage through structured, proven development opportunities.

📄 Explore Leadership Programs in the 2025 Brochure

Let’s Build the Future of Banking—Together.

Contact the OBL Education Team for more information or custom guidance:
📧 education@ohiobankersleague.com

Scholarship Opportunities

Bankers who are interested in attending the Graduate School of Banking in Madison can also explore scholarship opportunities available via GSB. Bankers interested in attending the GSB Human Resource Management School can complete this scholarship application and return by February 24 2023. Reach out to OBL Professional Development Director spoling@ohiobankersleague.com at 614-340-7611 with questions.

Leadership Path

A high potential employee is an employee who demonstrates the aptitude, skills and natural leadership ability to effectively represent the bank in a mid to senior level executive position. High potential employees can be identified as such at any point in their career. Through recognition, support and development, they can perform at and above leadership expectations. To best leverage high potential employees, they must first be recognized as having high potential. Once recognized, they need to be fully developed to maximize their potential. Read more to find out the professional development programming the Ohio Bankers League recommends advancing that employee's development, including Principles of Banking, OBL Bank Management School, OBL Bank Leadership Institute and the Graduate School of Banking.