The document provides an orientation for the Education and Training Committee (ETC) of a cooperative. It discusses the composition, roles, and responsibilities of the ETC. The ETC is responsible for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating educational programs for cooperative members, officers, and staff. This includes developing training materials, implementing educational plans, and reporting annually to the General Assembly. The ETC also oversees membership recruitment, sustainability, and continuing education efforts.

1. Orientation for the
ETC of the
Cooperative

2. Education & Training
Committee
MC 2011-07 | Organizational Structure of Cooperatives under RA 9520

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4. Vice Chair –
Board
Chairperson
Vice Chair Secretary
Composition of the Education and Training
Committee
3 members; 1 year term of office
Section 5.
Art V Model
By Laws

5. What are
the roles
of the
ETC?
Exercise

6. Plan Develop implement Monitor
Evaluate
Improve
Report to
GA
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7. Roles of Education and Training
Committee
1. ETC shall be responsible in planning,
developing, implementing of the
information, educational and human
resource development programs of the
Cooperative for its members, officers and
the communities within its area of
operation promotional and training
material and promoting the educational
activities of the cooperative.”

8. 3. Keep members, officers, staff well-
informed regarding Cooperative’s
goals/objectives, policies & procedures,
services, etc.;
4. Plan and implement educational program
for coop members, officers and staff;
5. Develop promotional and training material

9. 6. Implement and monitor ETC Plan.
7. Assess the implementation of your
education plan
8. Report to the GA their
accomplishment annually.

11. Officers
Management
Staff
Member
Wider
Public

12. Every cooperative shall have
a policy on the utilization of
the fund for its members,
officers and staff. In no case
shall the allocation of the
funds higher than the
members.

13. The Trainings to be conducted MC 2015-09,
these are the a) fundamentals and b) optional
trainings
P 3 M Below
a) Fundamentals of
Cooperatives (8
hrs)
b) Governance and
Management of
Cooperatives
(8 hrs)
More than P 3 M
a) Fundamentals of
Cooperatives (16 hrs)
b) Governance and
Management of
Cooperatives (16 hrs)
c) Financial Management
(8 hrs)
d) Risk Management ( 4
hrs)
e) Credit Management (4)

14. Optional Trainings
1. Policy Development
2. Leadership & Values Reorientation
3. Conflict Management
4. Strategic Planning and Management
5. Labor & Other Related Laws
6. Records management (financial/Non Financial
7. Cooperative Standards
8. Investment and Banking Procedures
9. Basic Accounting for Non Accountants
10.Internal Control and Inventory System
11.Audit Management
12.Rules Formulation
13.Human Resource Management
14.Effective Communication Skills
15.Entrepreneurship & Business Management
Skills
16.Basic Computer Literacy

15. Membership Recruitment &
Development
One of the most important responsibilities
of the Education & Training Committee is the
recruitment of members and sustainability of
their membership. Recruitment is the act of
drawing individuals to become members of the
coop. Sustainability refers to the maintenance of
membership.

16. Membership
Recruitment &
Development

17. How do
we
sustain
our
membership?

18. Sustaining Membership
1. Involving all members
in cooperative activities
whenever possible.
2. Determine members’
needs and provide
Appropriate responses
/assistance/services.
3. Inform new members of
new policies, products,
services and activities.

19. 4. Open records to members ( Computation of
ISC/PR; AFS; Updated share capital)
5. Sectoral assignment of the Board to assist in
the information dissemination of the coops’
program and services.
6. Information of benefits and incentives
7. Use of char rooms to disseminate
8. Digitization – virtual learnings, use of social
media
9. Providing rewards to top performing
members, staff

20. 10. Prepare calendar of cooperative
activities
a. Sports fests and outings
during summers.
b. Raffle/door prizes during
meetings.
c. Birthday “regalo”.
d. Community activities, like tree-
planting and beautification,
cleaning of canals, and others.
e. Christmas party and carollings.
f. Surveys and opinion polls.
g. Suggestion boxes and bulletin
boards

21. Recruitment and Expansion are necessary to the
development of Cooperative Development
1. Capital build-up and savings program
2. The implementation of project and activities. Project
require funding and personnel. More members will
facilitate the achievement of projects and activities in
business transactions;’ needs.

22. 3. Sustainable operations; and
4. More offerings and services.
There would be other services
if there are more members as
demands would vary according
to members’ needs

23. Continuing Membership Education
• Additional knowledge,
attitudes, and skills
which should be
internalized and applied;
• Improvement of
personality and human
relations among
members, officers, staff,
and the community at
large;

24. • Development of
members as potential
leaders and managers;
and
• A well prepared pool of
ready coop officers,
trainers, managers, staff
• Succession planning

25. Member education should help further
understanding of the rights and responsibilities
of membership, including their need to
exercise their democratic rights.
Member education can help
secure an active and informed
membership and ensure that
elected representatives and
leaders are ones who share
their vision and aspirations for
the success of their co-
operative, and have the
necessary skills to carry out
their responsibilities.

26. Elected Representatives
Co-operative education has always been linked
with building good governance.
Good governance in co-
operatives is dependent on
an active and well informed
membership and the quality
of those elected to serve on
the various committees and
bodies that comprise the
democratic structure. In many
parts of the world, as co-
operatives have grown larger,
the number of elected posts
has reduced and more
complex structures have
developed.

27. At every level, from the smallest co-operative to the largest,
success or failure largely rests with the decisions made
by elected representatives. So, it is critical that elected
representatives are equipped with the skills,
knowledge and understanding to enable them to make
decisions in the long term interests of the co-operative
and its members.

28. • The process of election is no
guarantee of competence.
Training and development
support, rooted in co-operative
values, can help elected
members develop skills to
enable them to provide
constructive challenges to
executives and should be a
core part of co-operative
education programmers.

29. Managers
and Staff
Managers and employees in co-operatives
should receive induction training that
covers the specific nature of co-
operatives and their values.
Co-operative education and training
programmers should provide opportunities to
enable managers and employees in co-
operative organizations to understand the
distinct nature of the organization and the
needs of their members.
This is particularly important for those
coming to the co-operative sector from
more traditional forms of business – where
the needs of shareholders may be very
different to those of a co-operative
member.

30. Wider Public
• To raise awareness of cooperatives and
their distinct nature.
• Co-operative education needs to
stimulate debate to help generate
opportunities for further co-operative
development.
• Linkages, networking, collaborating
Councils, Clusters

31. Youth
• As democratic organizations, co-operatives
need to be able to inspire new generations and
be prepared to adapt to meet their needs in
order to survive. Co-operative movements in
many parts of the world have helped develop
education for and about co-operatives through
the formal education system.

32. Raising awareness often leads to co-operative innovation
and development. Perhaps the greatest potential now for
co-operative education lies with youth and student co-
operatives. Youth and student co-ops go beyond
providing a learning experience about co-operation to the
development of the skills necessary for job creation and
income generation.

33. An Effective & Functional ETC
1. Conducts regular committee
meetings.
2. Plans capability-enhancement
activities.
3. Develops ready-to-use
teaching/training
aids.
4. Maintains an Indigenous Trainers
Pool
5. Draws a Network Directory.
6. Programs training activities.

34. “You can do what I can not do. I can do, what you
can not do. But together we can do great things”.
Mother Theresa

35. References
• Why education is so important for
co-operatives
https://www.thenews.coop/84160/sector/education-important-co-
operatives/
• Dr. Emmanuel M. Santiaguel
Trainers Training
https://www.slideshare.net/arialcan/trainers-training-edited
• CDA MCs 2019-08; MC MC 2011-07