Training is a strategic must if an organization is to survive in today’s turbulent operating environment. Learning Organizations must continuously review their employees’ knowledge gaps and continuously identify, design and implement appropriate training interventions that are aligned with the organizations goals.

This Micro Finance for Saccos program is a 3 Day Course designed by micro finance experts and practioners. The course offers Sacco Staff with skills to manage micro lending activities in a more efficient way; Identify client needs; design appropriate lending models and products; assess the performance of their micro lending wing; appraise clients accurately; and reduce default levels. Participants will acquire Skills, Tools and Techniques that will enable them guide the lending process within their organizations to ensure that it is effective and aligned to organization objectives.

This is an important course for any person involved in Micro Lending (Micro Finance Operations) within the Sacco.

FEE:

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Date: 24th – 26th March, 2014

Venue: Slopes Villa Hotel Embu

NOTE:

1. Fee caters for all training materials, facilitation, full board accommodation for three days, and 2nd option caters for training materials, facilitation and lunch for equally three days.

2. All participants are given certificates of participation.

KSHS.

30,000 PER PARTICIPANT

KSHS.

15,000 FOR DAY

PARTICIPANTSTarget Audience:

All staff involved with Micro Lending in SACCOs i.e. Credit Managers, Credit officers, Operations managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders.

Training in Micro Finance

for SACCOs

Seminar Details

B. Management Practices for Microfinance in Sacco

Risk Management in relation to Micro finance

Delinquency Management

MIS and technology adoption in Sacco’s micro finance operations

C. Emerging opportunities in Micro financing/lending

Value chain approach to financing

Asset Financing

Micro Insurance

Factoring/Invoice discounting

Credit Guarantee schemes

Product re-engineering and development- vision 2030

D. Micro finance performance measurement Efficiency

Portfolio quality

Profitability

For booking and/or further information please contact the undersigned:

MESPT Training and Consultancy UnitP.O Box 187-00600, Sarit Centre, Nairobi.

Tel: +254 20 3746764/354, 3749942

Cell: 0722 207905/ 0735 333154 / 0720 357573

Email: training@mespt.org or mthiongo@mespt.org

Unleashing profit making potential in micro finance operations within the co-operative societies in Kenya.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

At the end of this programme, the participants shall be able to:

Establish micro finance best practices

Establish the role of governance in microfinance institutions and Saccos.

Identify best Management Practices for Microfinance in Sacco

Undertake performance measurement for their micro credit arm

Design and Develop products that are in line with emerging opportunities trainings programs in specific areas

Gain client appraisal Skills appropriate for effective micro lending business

Evaluate learning against set training objectives

PROGRAMME BENEFITS

At the programme’s conclusion, the participants will:

Have an understanding of Best Micro Finance principles

Gain practical skills to identify client financial needs and develop appropriate loan products

Be able to relate training objectives to the organization’s strategic direction

Understand how to use measure performance of the micro finance portfolio.

PROGRAMME CONTENT

The programme content is summarized below:

A. Micro finance best practices Lending Models – Group vs Individuals – Group

Management

Policies – Guidelines and operational procedures