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The Kerala State Cooperative Union has the
distinction of the first organization to start
cooperative training in the country and it
continued to develop cooperative training
institutions in the State. The Cooperative
Colleges and Training Centers in Kerala situated
at major district places. The Higher Diploma in
cooperation and Junior Diploma in cooperation are
conducted by these institutions.
H.D.C. Course:
This is a Post Graduate Diploma Course of 11
months duration including two months practical
training. The minimum qualification for education
to the HDC course is a University Degree. The
course is conducted at 8 Cooperative Training
Colleges of which one is under the management of
NSS at Kottayam. The admission of candidates is
purely on merits of marks.
J.D.C. Course:
The course is of 10 months duration of which two
months are devoted for practical training. There
are 9 junior level training centers in the state
out of which 5 are for the student under general
sector and four are for SC/ST students. In
addition to the SC/ST batches, one general both
for the students selected in open merit is being
conducted in the SC/ST centers except at Wayanad.
50% seats under general sector are
reserved for Institutional and departmental
candidates ( i.e. 35+15) and the remaining 50% to
the candidates selected from private sector.
Leadership Development Programme/ Management
Development Programme:
Besides this, the State Cooperative Union is
arranging the Leadership management Programme and
Management development programme for the Leaders
and Chief Executives of the Cooperative
Institutions every year at various places in the
State.
These programmes have been useful in creating
awareness among the cooperative leaders in the
state about their duties, responsibilities and
trends in the Cooperative movement which remains
to be done inculcating the entrepreneurial skills
among cooperative leaders. It is proposed by the
State Cooperative Union to lay more emphasis on
this aspect of the leadership programme during the
coming years.
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