Trainers for Coops Need to Register with CDA

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

PROVIDERS OF TRAINING SERVICES TO COOPERATIVES MAY NOW REGISTER WITH THE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AS REQUIRED UNDER R.A. 9520

Early on in middle of January this year, we wrote about the remarks of Atty. Niel Santillan, executive director of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), that not one organization involved in providing training to cooperatives has yet registered with the CDA.

Now, we know the answer why.

The answer was that, apparently during that time, the CDA has not yet issued the rules for the accreditation of providers of training services to cooperatives.

True enough. A memorandum on this (Memorandum Circurlar No. 2011-01, Series of 2011) was issued only following the approval of the implementing by the CDA Board of Administrators (BOA)on February 22, 2011, per BOA Resolution No. 39, Series of 2011.

The said rules were issued pursuant to Article 44 of Republic Act 9520 and Section 5 of Rule 7 of its Implementing Rules and Regulations.

Question. Does this mean that all the trainings received by officers of cooperatives prior to March 9, 2011 (fifteen days from February 22, 2011) will not be credited to them? All because the training providers were not yet accredited by CDA. And all because there were no implementing rules issued yet by CDA then?

Anyway, under the Circular, eligible to secure for accreditation are organizations or institutions conducting training to cooperatives. These include Advocacy and Education cooperatives; cooperative federations; cooperative unions; training institutions; government organizations; non-government organizations (NGOs); local government units; state universities & colleges and academe.

A. The applicant for accreditation must posses the following minimum qualifications:

- Must have a juridical personality;

- Must have cooperative development program/s;

- Must have a pool of at least five (5) competent cooperative trainers who posseses the following minimum qualifications:

a. Must be of legal age;
b. Must be a Filipino residing in the Philippines;
c. Must be a holder of at least a Bachelor's degree;
d. Must have attended/completed training course for cooperative trainers; and
e. With at least two (2) years experience as resource person on cooperatives and must be knowledgeable on basic philosophy of cooperatives.

B. The documentary requirements are:

An applicant who seeks to be accredited as cooperative training provider must file a letter-application directly to the Cooperative Development Authority-Extension Office (CDA-EO) where such applicant is based, attaching thereto duly certified true copies of the following documents:

- For Cooperatives, Federations and Unions:

i. Certificate of Good Standing (CGS) issued by CDA specifically for purposes of accreditation;
ii. Organizational profile:

a. Basic Information (Name/address/contact details);
b. List of programs and services;
c. Historical profile of cooperative training conducted;
d. Affiliations, if any;
e. List of Officers and Staff; and
f. List of Trainers with individual profile/bio-data.

iii. Cooperative Annual Performance Report (CAPR) and Audited Financial Statements of the immediate preceding year.

-For Training Institutions/NGOs/Academe:

i. Certificate of Registration from the concerned Philippine Government Agency;
ii. Articles of Incorporation and By-laws where cooperative development is one of its objectives and purposes or cooperative development is one of its identified program thrusts;
iii. Business Permit;
iv. Organization profile

- Basic information (Name/address/contact details);
- List of programs and services;
- Historical profile of cooperative training conducted;
- Affiliation, if any;
- List of Key Officers and Staff; and
- List of Trainers with with their individual profiles/bio-data.

v. Annual Reports and Audited Financial Statements for the last 2 years.

-For GOs/LGUs/SUCs:

i. Certification from head of the agency that such office/unit has cooperative developmentg program, in lieu of the Certificate of Registration; or appropriate local issuance/s creating the office (in the case of LGUs);

ii. Organizational profile:

- Basic Information (Name/address/contact details);
- List of programs and services;
- Historical profile of cooperative training conducted;
- List of Key Officers and Staff; and
- List of Trainers with their individual profile/bio-data.

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