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Collective Enterprises: Design, Governance, Management (3 months)

Collective Enterprises (CEs) are now acknowledged as the most desirable institutional framework to integrate welfare of marginalised sections including small farmers and producers welfare with markets and help them reap the benefits of value enhancement by harnessing technological advancements in production, processing, transport and storage through promotion of pro-producers’ value chains and appropriate institutional alternatives. These collective enterprises are different from regular business enterprises dominated by concerns of returns on capital requiring special attention in the design of pro-producer and participatory governance and management systems. The leaders and professionals working for these collective enterprises – cooperatives or producers’ companies – need to be not only sensitive to the aspirations of members but also possess requisite knowledge and skill sets to facilitate participatory governance effectiveness and conduct the operations in an efficient manner to ensure that their decisions are not only in the interests of the enterprise but also benefit the members who are both co-owners of the enterprise and patrons. This Certificate Programme specifically aims to enhance the following competencies: Understand ways to Enhance Resilience of Livelihoods of members; Conduct Value Chain Analysis, Develop Business Models and Plans; Appreciate Design Principles of member-centrist enterprises built on members’ Capital Stakes; Promote Policy Governance, design member compliance and insulation mechanisms, institutionalization of responsible leadership, governance and management practices; Improve Efficiency of Operations, Better Management of Finances and Achieve performance excellence.