In the development, economic emancipation exclusively depends on skilled employees and capable group-members is the major focus of the development institutions, which are basically working for building up a society free from exploitation, disparity, hunger and poverty. SSS, from the very beginning, has been putting weight on the human resources development both demand and supply sides to conquer the hindrance on the way to the enrichment through imparting time-be-fitting trainings mapped up from the vision and mission to the staff members and group-members. Training department of the organization, setting the goal of creating dexterous workforce and handy clientele with the professionalism, implements a bundle of activities, namely—developing modules and materials, arranging and imparting a wide range of training, orientation and field visits to brim over efficiency, commitment, motivation, knowledge, innovation, positive attitude and so on of the target people.
The department, following of-the-job and in-the-job methods, organizes in-house training courses to overflow the executive development, capacity building, efficiency and productivity, employee-friendly leadership etcetera, expressly on—socialization and foundation, human resources development, microcredit management, saving management, accounts and financial management, software and automation management, project management, project staff development, and so on to the staff-members. In the same issue, field-level training courses on—income generation activities, micro enterprise management, market management, technical management etcetera to the group-members to be effective and active in their livelihoods.
The Goal of Training Program of SSS
The goal of the program states: to build up dexterous human resources through uplifting psychological, environmental and operation skills.
The Key Objectives of the Program
The conspicuous features of the training program of SSS are depicted below:
- To develop proper and demand base module and imparting training to the staff and group-members to augment the capability and productivity.
- To impart training through following modern strategies
- To help the third-party organizations render training of their expected people.
- To provide appropriate support and facilities to other organizations to organize training, seminars and conferences.
- To deliver the assistances to the management in line with the needs.
Training Principles
The training modus-operandi of SSS is designed following some fundamental principles, which gives the program dynamism and participant-friendly characters. The noteworthy principles are place below:
- Vision and mission centric
- Problem and need oriented
- Technology and experience based
- Participatory and flexibility in nature
- Reciprocal learning attitude
- Mutual respect and cooperation
Training Methodology
To make every training session, workshop and seminar more attractive, quality learning, lively, interactive, participant-genial, effective and easy, SSS training department follows—contents lecture and analysis, group discussion, question-answer, role play, group exercise, field trip, SWOT analysis, gallery presentation, debating, demonstration, examination, assignment and so on methodologies.
Training Infrastructure and Facilities
The training department of the organization possesses two centers situated in Tangail Sadar with modern building and residential facilities. The both training centers are decorated with up-to-date furniture, equipment, materials and audio-visual system, which make the charming and enjoyable learning environment. The total capacity of the centers is limited with 60 seats and residential opportunity has also the same limit.
Major Activities under the SSS Training Department
The crucial activities of the training department of the organization are as below:
- To estimate training needs;
- To develop training curriculum, module and materials;
- To organize and implement training programs;
- To evaluate the impact of training; and
- To participate in the decision making meeting and session.
Information on Management and Professional Efficiency Development Training in 2020-21
SL. | Staff-level | Subject | Batch | No. of Participants |
01 | Field Organizer | Basic Training | 19 | 453 |
02 | Senior Field Organizer | Finance and Accounts Management Training | 04 | 91 |
03 | Assistant Branch Manager | Basic Training | 07 | 170 |
04 | Assistant Branch Manager | Finance and Accounts Management Training | 05 | 92 |
05 | Assistant Branch Manager | Effective Program Management Training | 05 | 90 |
06 | Senior Field Organizer | Effective Accounts Management and Software Operation related Training | 01 | 25 |
Total | 41 | 921 |
Information on IGA Training in 2020-21
SL. | Program and
Project |
Subject | Batch | Participants | No. of Participants |
01 | ECCCP | Goat rearing in Platform Method | 05 | Entrepreneurs | 125 |
02 | SEP | Training on safe pineapple production/product certification of pineapple farmers | 10 | general group members | 250 |
03 | Inception workshop on improving the pineapple-quality in Madhupur by practicing best agricultural methods under SEP | 02 | general group members | 50 | |
04 | Inception workshop for local administratives | 02 | general group members | 60 | |
05 | Training on business certification | 01 | general group members | 25 | |
06 | Training on environment certification | 01 | general group members | 25 | |
07 | ENRICH | Training on Health and Nutrition | 02 | general group members | 33 |
08 | PACE | Training on disaster management (COVID) | 04 | general group members | 100 |
Training on bio-security for chicken farm management | 04 | 100 | |||
09 | Cow rearing | 04 | Entrepreneurs | 100 | |
Total | 35 | 868 |
Information on Thirt-party Training in 2020-21
SL. | Name of the Organization | Subject | Batch | Participants from SSS |
01 | PKSF | Micro-enterprise Analysis and Loan Appraisal | 02 | 03 |
02 | CDF | Risk Management Toolkits for MFIs | 01 | 01 |
03 | PKSF | ToT on Stress Management and Human Communication | 01 | 02 |
Total | 04 | 06 |