Training

The Informed Notaries of Maine provides valuable and necessary training to Maine Notaries Public in many different ways.

Newsletter
All members of INM receive a bi-monthly newsletter containing educational articles and tips on how to perform a variety of tasks. Members also share their experiences to help others understand and be able to work through some of the difficulties they may encounter.

Adult Education Classes
A list of upcoming notary adult education classes may be found here.

Workshops
Small regional or topic specific workshops are sometimes held in various regions throughout the state. INM will also hold workshops for employees at their place of work at the employers request. The workshop schedule is shown below:

Conferences
Each year, usually the third week in April, INM holds a one-day educational conference. The conference includes a variety of topics such as: wedding instructions/ tips, an update on Maine notary law, signing agent / mobile notary information, identification techniques, etc. INM varies the location of the conference to try and make it accessible to all Maine notaries, the conferences have been held from South Portland to Bangor.

Publications
INM publishes a variety of educational materials:

• A student workbook; this is frequently used in workshops and adult education classes.
• Wedding Kit; a source of wedding information, including sample ceremonies, marriage and renewal vows certificates.

For a list of helpful links please click here.

For a complete list of INM publications and supplies, please click here.