Cooperatives

Start.COOP training guide has been developed as a low-cost, easy to use training tool for those interested in starting and launching a cooperative in a participatory manner.

Think.COOP has been developed as a low-cost, easy to use training guide for those interested in establishing or joining a cooperative. Think.COOP provides simple information on the basics of cooperatives.

ApexFinCoop is a training and strategic planning programme that aims to empower financial cooperative apex organizations and support institutions to advance the scale and effectiveness of financial cooperatives in a specific country or region.

The My.COOP training package has been designed to enable existing and potential managers of agricultural cooperatives to identify and address major challenges that are specific to cooperatives in market-oriented agricultural development.

Provides practical guidance to cooperatives and other types of self-help organizations to formulate project proposals that are economically, socially, politically and environmentally viable. Covers all the steps of project design: from the identification of the main problem to be addressed, to the planning of the project implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

Book 1. Trainer's guide

Book 2. Training course activities for cooperatives.

Introduction -- Child labour -- Cooperatives -- How cooperatives are tackling child labour.

Describes the SYNDICOOP approach to empower informal workers in order to improve their working conditions. Comprises seven modules giving the essence of the concept informal economy, collaboration between unions and cooperatives, national action, policy framework, etc. Refers to the ILO's core standards.

MATCOM designs and produces material for the training of managers of cooperatives and assists in the preparation of adapted versions for use in various countries.