Training forum is considered as the most critical and important training activity for membership education. It strengthens the awareness and competencies of the asset less rural poor, and assists them to initiates and manages their own socio-economic development process. From the beginning of PBDF, membership education through training forum has been given to priority. Training forum will be implemented in every week.
To develop leadership and management capacity of the solidarity group leaders, a three-day leadership and group development training activities are available for the group leaders. This Training will promote networking and solidarity building among clients. Group disciplines and collective leadership processes are established resulting in good group performance in the areas of credit and social development
Field staff will be instrumental in continuously identifying income generation opportunities and training needs of the beneficiaries with assistance. They will request the services of the Technical Teams assist them in implementing the training and provide the local follow-up as required and arrange inputs and services from the Nation Building Departments.
There is a growing consensus in PDBF and elsewhere that, along with economic assistance, it is essential to extend other help and services required to improve the social quality of life. In striving to improve quality of life, utilization of all potential resources is important In view of the fact that employment and credit is merely catalysts to changing a persons standard of living, a comprehensive approach to development is necessary that takes into consideration the other aspect of life like education, health, nutrition, housing, family planning and the emancipation of women. In PDBF Social Development can be define as the empowerment process which promotes critical consciousness leading to:
* Human dignity
* Release of creative potential of the poor
* Equity
* Social justice, and
* Genuine democracy.
* Strengthen Weekly meeting through specific training and social development issue
* Leadership and group development training
* Upgraded leadership training for elected UP members and Chairman’s
* Para technician basic and upgrading training
* Skill development training (village-level on-site and branch level)
* Quarterly training for society chairpersons
* Communication /Fellowship meeting for all employees
* Orientation & Action planning workshop
* Training on Fundamentals of Management & HRM
* Activate Gender Focal Point.
* Accounts management training
* Conduct Management Development Training for Branch Managers
* Newly recruited Field Organizers basic training
* International Women’s Day
* Observe PDBF Founding Anniversary Day
* International Mother Language day
* Independence day
* National victory day
* Kannya Shishu Dibosh
During the year, HRD team was able to develop and produce huge number of training module and materials to support the training programs. The following training module were developed and produced:
* Leadership and group development training module;
* Advance leadership training module for UP members training;
* Weekly training forum manual
* Training module for society chairpersons;
* Management development training handouts for BMs;
* Handouts for FO-2 training.
* Training guideline for apprentice FO-2.
* Training manual for different IGAs.
* Guidelines for client rally and founding anniversary.
PDBF have capacity to provide training services to clients and staff members of other development organizations. PDBF have their own trainer’s network in 15 locations of Bangladesh. The following training services are available for the client and staff:
* Training for the client:
* Leadership training
* Poultry raising
* Duck raising
* Beef fattening
* Cow rearing
* Goat rearing
* Pond fisheries
Planning and Implementation: Cabinet Division, A2I, BCC, DoICT and BASIS