According to the FEC’s description, the two-part “Candidate Committee Operations” workshop goes into much more detail on: (1) fundraising and solicitations, (2) proper use of campaign funds, (3) reporting scenarios (how to disclose different types of activity on FEC reports), and (4) disclosure rules. A related 2025 notice adds that staff review the federal campaign finance rules for candidate committees and discuss communications and candidate activities using practical reporting examples.
To register, go to the FEC Training Payment page on Pay.gov, sign in or create a Pay.gov account, complete the “FEC Training Payment” form selecting either Option 1 (Basics & Operations) or Option 2 (Operations only), then enter your payment information and submit. Pay.gov lists the accepted payment methods as a bank account (ACH) or a debit or credit card.
The FEC specifically warns that “refunds of automated clearinghouse (ACH) payments are not readily available,” meaning ACH payments are difficult to refund if you later cancel or cannot attend. If you have already paid by ACH and need a refund, you would need to contact the FEC (conferences@fec.gov or 1‑800‑424‑9530, option 6), but you should not assume a refund will be possible or quick.
The FEC’s announcement for the February 17–18, 2026 Candidate Committee Webinar does not state that the program will be recorded or posted later (for example, on YouTube). The FEC runs separate on‑demand instructional videos through its FECConnect On Demand YouTube channel, but there is no public indication that this paid webinar will appear there, so it should be treated as a live‑only event unless the FEC later says otherwise.
For this webinar the FEC does not itself grant CLE or CPE credit. Instead, it will give each attendee a participation letter certifying they attended and the amount of instruction time; attendees then use that letter to apply on their own to state bars, accountancy boards, or other credentialing bodies for CLE/CPE or similar credits.
The training is designed for federal candidates and their campaign committees, but FEC training events are generally open to the public. The seminars section explicitly notes that FEC seminars are “open to the public,” and registration for this webinar is via a generic FEC Training Payment form on Pay.gov with no eligibility restriction, so consultants, attorneys, accountants, and other campaign staff may register and attend if they work with or are interested in federal candidate committees.
No specific numerical cap is published, but FEC webinar registrations are accepted on a “first‑come, first‑served basis,” and its in‑person seminars note that space is limited. The 2026 notice also stresses that this is the only in‑depth webinar for candidate committees that year and urges people to “register today to reserve your spot,” so you should register as early as you can once you decide to attend.