1 MODULE My.COOP Managing your agricultural cooperative

My.COOP in a nutshell Training Package Modules, trainer’s manual and a mobile learning toolkit on the management of agricultural cooperatives for existing and potential managers and their trainers. Community On the My.COOP platform users can discuss, share news and download My.COOP material ToT Distance Learning Programme An online training of trainers programme to support participants in the design and the delivery of the My.Coop training package. Partnership Initiative My Coop is the result of a collaborative effort involving cooperative development agencies, cooperative colleges and universities, institutes and agencies of the United Nations.

My.COOP Partnership Initiated by the ILO Cooperative facility for Africa and the ILO’s Cooperative branch, the partnership involves:

What’s in the Package? Basics of an agricultural cooperative Supply of Farm Inputs Cooperative Service provision Cooperative Marketing Trainer’s Manual Mobile Learning Toolkit My. Coop package consists of: 4 Modules a Trainer’s Manual a Mobile learning toolkit Module

Content of the Modules Module 1 Basics of an agricultural cooperative Topics 1.Basics of an agricultural cooperative 2.Challenges for cooperative 3.Cooperative Governance 4.Management, capital formation and finance Module 2 Cooperative service provision Topics 1.What are the needs of the members? 2.What services to provide? 3.Selling the service

Content of the Modules Module 3 Supply of farm Inputs Topics 1.Procurement of Inputs 2.Storage ad stock management 3.Selling the service Module 4 Cooperative Marketing Topics 1.Marketing services 2.Strategic marketing 3.Certification

For whom is My.COOP? My.COOP has been designed for Existing and potential managers of agricultural cooperatives Members involved in managerial tasks. Organizations and individuals that train agricultural cooperatives. My.COOP material is not developed for people who are starting an agricultural cooperative for the first time.

Where is My.COOP available? My.COOP package is available online at where you will also find: Translated and adapted My.COOP training material Information on partners Distance learning programmes for Training of Trainers

Distance Learning Programme for Training of Trainers (ToT)

What is My.COOP distance learning programme? An on-line training of trainers programme to support participants in the design and delivery of the My.COOP training Learn about: Contents on cooperatives Participatory facilitation techniques

Who is this ToT distance learning programme for? Leaders and managers of cooperative structures, such as unions, federations and confederations Trainers working in cooperative colleges, universities, non- governmental organizations (NGOs) and other public and private training providers ; Cooperative officers and extension staff of government departments and agencies. The My.COOP ToT is for organizations and individuals that train managers of agricultural cooperatives. These can include:

What ToT participants will be able to do? After completing the ToT package participants will be able to adapt and design contextualized My.COOP training activities address a wide diversity of learning styles explain My.COOP content to the target audience taking adult principles into account plan and implement My.COOP training from an initial learning needs assessment until the final evaluation of the My.COOP training workshop

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Contacts ILO’s Cooperative Branch: ILO My.COOP courses: