Certificate Course for Rural Business Service Providers / Consultants
In the rural context, micro / tiny enterprise development has emerged as a major strategy to combat the problems of poverty and unemployment. Small enterprise development, a proven developmental initiative towards employment and income generation is being widely accepted and implemented by the voluntary sector. Their role has also been recognized in the latest plan documents of government as well.
Of late, the thrust of the government of India has also thrown open a challenge in terms of availability of well qualified and trained person-power required for providing Business Development Services. With impetus being provided to development of income generation programmes / sustainable livelihoods/ Industrial clusters, Micro-finance, RIP etc., EDI recognizes the need to further strengthen the capabilities of NGOs as to provide them with much needed professional support. Professional Business Development Service providers would help organizations access both transactions & strategic related services.
With the above imperatives at hand EDI is organizing 8-week programme for preparing a cadre of development consultants titled Certificate Course for Rural Business Development Service Providers / Consultants
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The programme has the following objectives:
v To provide professional management support to NGOs for streamlining their operations and management;
v To create a cadre of versatile development consultants for development of rural industries/ Clusters;
v To enhance capability of Development Consultants so that they provide services to:
– NGOs in formulating project proposals and launching and managing projects for Employment Generation and Poverty Alleviation
– Donor Agencies for assessing capabilities of NGOs, appraising their proposals and carrying out project monitoring and evaluation
– Individual entrepreneurs in small business counselling.
PROGRAMME CONTENTS
Given the objectives of the programme, the content has been designed using modular approach as per details given below:
v General Management Functions in NGOs – Social Engineering and Project Management including Project Formulation, Monitoring and Evaluation in an NGO (LOG FRAME)
v Micro Enterprise Development: Selection of Entrepreneurs, Behavioural traits of an entrepreneur, EDI model of Micro Enterprise Development, Market Research / Survey, Business Opportunity Identification/Guidance under new Economic Environment (with focus on Environment friendly, innovative projects), Technical analysis, Detailed Project Report Preparation, Appraisal and financial Projection, Enterprise Management functions related to Basic Accounting, Financial Management and Costing, Marketing Management with special emphasis on Marketing of Rural and Cottage Industry products etc;
v Soft Skills: Communication, Counseling, Negotiation and Networking
v Micro Credit and Micro Finance Development: Best Practices: Formation of Self Help Groups, Micro Credit Delivery System, Setting of Interest Rates, Financial Ratios, Delinquency, financial planning and schemes of Micro Finance promotion: SIDBI, NABARD,
v Cluster Development Programme: Methodology, Approach, Sequence of activities, Sub-sector Analysis, Case discussion etc;
v Computer Literacy / Orientation
TARGET GROUP
The programme has been specially designed for professionals involved in activities related to promoting Income Generation Programmes/ micro enterprises / Sustainable Livelihoods / Business Development Consultants for Entrepreneurs/ Government officers involved in overseeing tiny & micro enterprise development.
WHO CAN NOMINATE
Organisations engaged/ interested in small/micro enterprise training and development programmes, Non-government Organisations/Voluntary Organisations (NGOs/VOs) involved in income generating activities, Consultants/Small Business Advisors interested in adopting an integrated approach to rural entrepreneurship development, Support institutions providing extension services to small / micro enterprises.
PROGRAMME DURATION
The 8-week programme is scheduled during January 22, to March 16,2007. This includes field visits and a component of project work to be done by the trainees.
VENUE
The programme would be residential in nature and would be conducted at EDI campus, Ahmedabad.
SUBSIDISED COURSE FEE
Intake capacity of this programme is only 25 participants. The cost per participant for this residential Programme is Rs. 45,000/-. However, to encourage developmental initiatives in rural areas, the fee has been highly subsidized by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), and the participants will be charged only Rs. 6000/- towards tuition fee, cost of course material and lodging & boarding facilities at EDI campus.
HOW TO APPLY
The Attached nomination form, duly filled-in, along with registration fee of Rs. 6000/- (Demand draft drawn in favour of Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, payable at Ahmedabad) must reach us on or before January, 10, 2007 at the following address:
Mr. Manoj Mishra, Programme Director
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India
(Via Ahmedabad Airport & Indira Bridge)
PO BHAT 382 428, Dist. Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
Phone: (079) 23969151/53/55/56/58/59/61/62/63
Fax: (079) 23969164