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Microfinance Practitioners Acquainted with Training of Trainers

A total of 13 microfinance practitioners from 9 different organizations participated in a 10-day long training of trainer  (TOT) organized by Training Institute for Technical Instruction (TITI) Sanothimi Bhaktapur in coordination with the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD). High level officials of Training and Entrepreneurship Development Department of their respective microfinance and microfinance cooperatives had successfully participated in the training.


Speaking on the opening session, the executive director of the TITI, Dr. Anoj Bhattarai informed that the TITI has been working in accordance with the aim of producing skilled resource persons under the ToT program and from this time onwards, the collaboration has begun with the microfinance sector in coordination with CSD.

In the closing session of the training program, the Executive Chief of CSD, Mr. Bechan Giri, said that the skills learned in the training are expected to be utilized to advance the microfinance sector in line with its values and spread financial literacy among the target group. He urged to all the participants to share the learnings of training with their colleagues.

On that occasion, Mr. Arvind Choudhary, the training director of the Training Institute of Technical Instruction, expressed his opinion that the objective of the trainings and all the investment made by the participating institutions will be justified only if the participants will conduct trainings after returning to their office and workplace.
Mr. Satish Shrestha, Director of Centre for Self-help Development, informed that CSD has initiated a 10-day ToT course in collaboration with the TITI while providing various opportunities for the capacity building of microfinance and microfinance cooperatives and their staffs. In addition, he urged everyone to benefit from the long training opportunity despite the current difficult situation due to the absence of skilled and experienced trainers and government-recognized training courses.

The training was facilitated by Ms. Meena Kharel, Mr. Raju Shrestha and Mr. Bishwas Gurung of TITI. Facilitators conducted theoretical as well as the practical classes in order to be able to design, develop, implement and evaluate courses or required to become efficient and successful trainers. The course includes topics such as identifying skills and knowledge, writing and evaluating terminal performance objectives, developing and using lesson plans, curriculum guides, logbooks, and presentation guides, etc. In addition, the skills that the trainers should have were also discussed which included presentation, questioning techniques, way of giving and taking feedbacks, etc. On the occasion of the training, the subjects of environment-friendly and gender-friendly trainings were included.

Speaking on behalf of the participants at the closing of the training, Mr. Mukti Yadav of Swalamban Laghubitta Bittiya Sansta Ltd. and Ms. Tika Kafle of the Navapratibha Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd. were of the opinion that the 10 day ToT would help them in their endeavor to become a good resource person and instrumental in imparting necessary skills to their staff.

 

Four Officials of CSD were Graduated with a TOT
Four officials of the Centre for Self-help Development (CSD) participated in the 10-day Trainings of Trainers TOT that was held from April 24th to May 4, 2024. The graduated officials were Senior Officer of the CSD, Ms. Renu Prajapati, Officers, Mr. Chandra Kanta Pandit and Ms. Bigya Gyawali and Senior Assistant, Ms. Saru Magar.


The center has provided this opportunity to it staffs to develop as a resource person and capacitate them with relevant skills essential under the staff capacity development program.
The trainings of trainers course provided by the Training Institute for Technical Instruction, Bhaktapur is a government recognized course.

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