Co-operatives: The Basics
This course is designed to provide participants with an understanding of the basic philosophy, structure and benefits of the co-operative model. This course is useful for new board members, employees, members or volunteers and for anyone that wants to increase their knowledge of why co-ops exist and how they function. Often other topics are added to the course outline, of specific interest to the group, e.g. financing. This is generally a one day course.
Specific course topics include:
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co-operative ideology
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democracy in co-operatives;
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inter-co-operative relations;
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co-operative development;
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challenges faced by co-operatives in today's global economy.
