Organization And Management of Rural Cooperatives for Poverty Alleviation Programmes

This course is designed to improve the knowledge and skills of participants in the organization and management of rural cooperative societies. Specifically, at the end of the course, participants should be able to:

• Identify constraints militating against effective management of rural cooperative societies in Nigeria;
• List the benefits of organizing rural communities into cooperative societies;
• Facilitate access to external support for their various projects; and
• Plan and manage cooperative enterprises.

CONTENT

• Cooperatives and Community Development
• Determining and analyzing cooperative needs
• Developing and managing cooperatives
• Enterprises
• Negotiation skills in cooperative development
• Organizing Gender and Vulnerable groups into Cooperative Societies
• Planning and Executing Rural Group Projects
• Sourcing and managing cooperative funds
• Conflict management
• Effective skills in record keeping

FOR WHOM

Cooperative Officers from Federal and State Ministries of Agriculture, Commerce, Women Affairs and Local Government Service Commissions, Community Development Officers, ADPs, FADAMA III AF, Agricultural Officers, Development Workers at the Local Government and Area Councils, Coordinators of Public and Private Sector Organizations involved in grassroots development, Oil Companies, NGOs, CBOs and CSOs.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.