CDA 9 devoted every 3rd week of the month from July to December 2021 for capability building activities of cooperatives officers.

The Training Team composed of the CRITS and MIS together with Regional Director Ruben L. Cunanan successfully conducted the Training Webinars for the first 2 months.

For July, 81 cooperative officers completed the Training Webinars on Cooperative Governance and Management conducted on July 20 & 22, 2021, with Sr. CDS Ellen M. Ando as Trainer. and 61 Bookkeepers/Accountants/Managers participated in the Training Webinar on Cooperative Bookkeeping on August 21, 2021, with Sr. CDS Elvira C. Dioquino as Trainer.

For August, 348 cooperative officers completed the Training Webinars on the Fundamentals of Cooperatives conducted on August 17 & 19, 2021, with CDS II Rosylie S. Balungcas as Trainer. And, 204 cooperative Bookkeepers/Accountants/Managers attended the Training Webinar on Cooperative Bookkeeping conducted on August 18, 2021, with Sr. CDS Maria Christal P. Caindog as Trainer.

RD Cunanan in his message encouraged the participants to learn the concepts, principles, rules, and guidelines that will be discussed by the Resource Speakers. He emphasized the importance of the topics to build a strong foundation of the concepts, principles, laws, rules, and guidelines to ensure that cooperative officers are knowledgeable and confident while performing their respective functions. RD Cunanan challenged the participants to the Bookkeeping Training to work on improved efficiency in the recording of the coops’ financial transactions. He believed that proper financial records management is equally important for the success and sustainable development of cooperatives.

Kudos to the cooperative leaders who participated in the Training Webinars. Watch out for more training webinars from CDA 9 in the coming months that will be posted on the CDA Region IX Facebook page.

By: Ellen M. Ando, Sr. CDS/CRITS