This 2 week program is designed to provide concept and practice of Financial Inclusion and Microfinance as well as to provide a holistic perspective to participants. The program is ideal for entry level and middle management participants from financial institutions and banks operating or opening a microfinance desk.
LEARNING TOPICS: Participants will learn a wide spectrum of Financial Inclusion and Microfinance concepts and activities that include:
- Real time experience sharing through field visit case studies / special guest lectures
- Financial Inclusion / Microfinance & Livelihood Finance
- Behavioral Economics of the Poor and Financially Excluded
- Microfinance Resources, Access to Finance & Delivery Channels, Structures
- Microfinance Products, Product Designing & Interest Setting
- Using Technology
- Risk Management in Microfinance
- Managing Microfinance Institutions (MFIs)
- Sustainability, Ethics & Governance of MFIs
- Discussion on Regulations in countries of participants
- Impact on Livelihoods, Enterprise Creation and Social Performance
- Challenges, Bridging Gaps & Looking Beyond MFIs
- Transformation of MFIs
- Various Experiments & Experiences in the sector
Learning Outcomes: Participants would be able to:
- Understand and appreciate the concepts of Financial Inclusion and Microfinance
- Practice them in their work place better
- Learn how microfinance helps livelihoods through Micro Enterprise and Job Creation
- Understand risks better and learn techniques to mitigate them
- Managing finances better and add up to the bottom lines
- Help in innovating new products and set interest rates
- Better understand issues such as Governance, Gender etc.
- Manage microfinance institutions better
TIMING: The training program will be held from 14 – 25 November 2016
VENUE: AIT, Thailand
CLIENT/DONOR: Multiple donor and client.
PARTICIPANTS: This course is designed to meet the needs of entry level / middle management of Development Organisations / NGOs, Government Institutions, Finance Institutions, Microfinance Institutions and banks.
COURSE DIRECTOR:Dr. Sundar Venkatesh
COURSE COORDINATOR(S): Ms. Kluaymai Thongkham
CONTACT: Ms. Kluaymai Thongkham
Asian Institute of Technology,
P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
Email: pdc@ait.asia
Phone: +66 (0)2 524 6502