Law Summary
Priority Training Courses and Staggered Implementation
- Officers must comply with specific training courses categorized based on their roles.
- Training schedule spans over two years starting 2012 to ensure full compliance.
- Matrix of prioritized courses:
- Board of Directors: Basic Cooperative Course, Conflict Management, Cooperative Management and Governance, Parliamentary Procedures, Financial Management, Strategic Planning, Policy Development, Labor Laws Orientation, Leadership and Values Re-Orientation.
- Secretary: Basic Cooperative Course, Parliamentary Procedures, Records Management (Non-Financial), Basic Computer Program.
- Treasurer: Basic Cooperative Course, Cooperative Standards, Records Management, Investment and Banking Procedures (Financial Transactions), Basic Accounting for Non-Accountants, Financial Management.
- Audit Committee: Basic Cooperative Course, Audit Management, Basic Accounting for Non-Accountants, Records Management, Internal Control and Inventory System, Basic Computer Program, Cooperative Standards.
- Election Committee: Basic Cooperative Course, Records Management, Rules Formulation, Basic Computer Program, Leadership and Values Re-Orientation.
- Mediation/Conciliation Committee: Basic Cooperative Course, Records Management, Leadership and Values Re-Orientation, Effective Management, Conflict Management, Basic Computer Program.
- General Manager/CEO: Basic Cooperative Course, Human Resource Management, Cooperative Management, Effective Communication and Governance Skills, Cooperative Standards, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Values Re-Orientation, Business Management Skills, Strategic Planning and Management, Labor Laws, Computer Literacy.
Compliance Timeline
- All required trainings under the IRR must be completed by cooperative officers within two years from 2012.
- The phased approach accommodates resource limitations and training availability.
Transitory Provision
- Trainings completed after the effectivity of RA 9520 but before issuance of this Circular are credited towards compliance.
- Compliance is contingent on conformity with CDA-prescribed training curricula.
Effectivity and Authority
- Memorandum Circular takes effect upon CDA Board approval and after fifteen days of filing with the Office of the National Administrative Registry (ONAR).
- Approved under CDA Board Resolution No. 412, s. 2011 dated December 14, 2011.
- Signed by the Chairman of the CDA Board of Administrators.