In addition to financial products and LPLP program, CCSF is providing on-going technical assistance through working in partnership with the member organizations, aiming at building and enhancing the local resource capacity in management and governance towards building sound & safe Community Based Micro-Finance Organizations.
Two different levels of technical training provided to the member organizations: Basic training and advanced training.
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The basic training is provided by the Member Service Officers in the field, which may include:
 Formation of CBMIFOs
Formulation of by-laws, operating policy & regulations for the CBMIFOs
Financial audit
Regular onsite & offsite monitoring
On-going basic training
Solving delinquency problem
Exposure program. |
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| The advanced technical training is designed by CCSF in 2004, providing cost effective technical training to member organizations aiming at advancing directors, managers, and employees in good governance and management of CBMIFOs. The advanced training included: |
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| Bookkeeping |
| The training program is designed for managers and accountants/ bookkeepers aiming at building and advance their knowledge in the field of bookkeeping and financial report preparation for the CBMIFOs. This training is one of the key successes of management of CBMIFOs. |
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| Leadership development |
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| The training program is designed for directors and managers aiming at building knowledge in the field of governance and management in order to help them to understand the roles and responsibilities of the directors, management, and their inter-relationship. The training will also guide them how to preside over the meeting and make management decision, through in-depth problem analysis. |
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| Effective monitoring tools |
| The training program is designed for directors and managers to build knowledge in field of financial management, which will help them to be able to monitor financial health & service quality, analyze financial status, and set up various effective strategies to improve financial performance of their CBMIFOs. |
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| Good loan management |
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| The training program is designed for Credit Committees and field employees/ loan officers to build knowledge in the field of loan administration, which will help them to be able to effectively analyze repayment capacity of the members, results in minimizing loan delinquency as lowest rate as possible. |
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| Delinquency management & control |
| The training program is designed for directors, managers, credit committees, and field employees/loan officers to build knowledge in the field of managing delinquency problems, which will help them to be able to analyze the causes of the delinquency, effects result from delinquency, and also provide guidance to set up various effective strategies to minimize loan delinquency in the future. |
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| Positioning CUs in the market place |
| The training program is designed for directors and managers to build knowledge in the field of how to position their CBMIFOs in the market place, which will be able to response to the member demand-driven, towards building operational and financial viability of their CBMIFOs. |
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| Risk management |
| The training program is designed for directors and managers to build knowledge in the field of Risk management, which will help them to be able to analyze possible & potential risks, which have been occurred or may occur within their CBMIFOs. The training will also guide them to set up various effective strategies to manage and minimize risks. |
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| The advanced training is also provided on a fee basis to non-CCSF members, who implement village banks, or self-help group methodologies, through special arrangement. |
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