Education Program

Mandate: (from BCS Credit Cooperative Articles and By Laws)
To provide members with education program for their progress and development.

Roles and Responsibilities:
a.) Formulate policies & procedures on member education.
b.) Monitor and evaluate implementation education program for members.

2016 OBJECTIVE: DEVELOPING QUALITY MEMBERS
GOAL OF EDUCATION PROGRAM:
1. Access/Equity
Ensuring that members, officers, managers & staff have equal access to education, training & information
2. Quality/Excellence
Ensuring that education, training & information programs adhere to high standards of quality & excellence
3. Relevance/Responsiveness
Ensuring that programs are relevant to stakeholders, the coop and society
4. Efficiency/Effectiveness
Ensuring efficient & effective delivery of education, training & information programs

FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EDCOM AS MANDATED BY R.A.9520:
Keep members, officers, staff well-informed regarding cooperative’s goals/objective, policies & procedures, services, etc.;
Plan and implement educational program for coop members, offices and staff;
Develop promotional and training materials for the cooperative; and
Coordinating and conducting training activities.
Preserve co-op philosophy, values, principles
Deepen understanding, commitment, participation
Pre-membership education
Continuous education
“Social consciousness” programs
Improve individual performance
Improve organizational performance
CDA required trainings
Skills trainings
Entrepreneurial trainings
Promote proper understanding of the role of co-ops in society and the economy
Information drive, campaign
Community programs, activities
ADVOCACY** (lifted from Coop Bylaws template) **

THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION:

• Co-operative education creates awareness of the importance of co-operatives not only among members but also non-Members
• Co-operative training focuses on developing skills of people involved in Operation and analyzing the co-operative structure so that they can add more value to the economic activities of their members.
• Coops educate members to realize the importance of the coop in their lives
• How a coop can provide an edge in the competitive world
• Add value to economic activities