ICOPED and MCDC Collaborate to Conduct Training for Los Baños-Based Cooperatives

The participants with the training organizers from ICOPED and MCDC

Los Baños, Laguna – The Institute of Cooperatives and Bio-Enterprise Development (ICOPED), College of Economics and Management, U.P Los Baños, in collaboration with the Municipal Cooperative Development Council (MCDC) of Los Baños, conducted the Training on Fundamentals of Cooperatives on March 26-27, 2018 at the Office of the Mayor, Municipal Government of Los Baños, Laguna. The training was in line with the new Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) training requirements for cooperative officers.

Topics discussed during the first day of the training were the origin, philosophy and concepts of cooperatives and the cooperative laws, with Ms. Adriann M. Quilloy and Ms. Anselma A. Manila as resource persons. The lecture-discussions were complemented with activities such as application of the cooperative values and principles through role playing and a brief Q&A on the cooperative laws and its salient provisions to encourage active participation of the trainees. Asst. Prof. Karen P. Quilloy served as the speaker on the following day where she discussed the plans, programs and policies of cooperatives and the importance of strategic planning in cooperatives. She facilitated an experiential learning exercise through a puzzle visioning game and asked the participants to share the vision, mission and goals of their respective cooperatives through a poster making activity and presentation.

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​A total of 36 participants composed of officers and members of Los Baños-based cooperatives attended the training. PKBMaghirang