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MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS
17.14.1 Although the course is for those who are new entrants in the training environment,
it was attended by experienced trainers/faculty of Central Training Institutes and
LBSNAA who were familiar with the training nuances. However, a number of
activities and micro practice sessions made the course quite participative and
enjoyable. Participants were encouraged to share their learning experience with
others. Giving and receiving feedback to and from fellow participants underlined
the basic principles of adult learning process during the course. The changing role
of the trainer – from being a provider to a facilitator was also emphasized during
the course. The objective of the programme is to provide opportunities for the
development of basic instructional skills and to create and manage a learning
environment. The course was conducted from 11 - 15 February, 2008. Seventeen
participants took part in the programme.
RESEARCH UNITS
17.15 LBSNAA is in a unique position of being able to provide support to the Government
for policy formulation through its research activities. It is with this objective that a
number of research units have been set up.
Centre for Co-operatives and Rural Development, LBSNAA
17.15.1 Centre for Co-operatives and Rural Development (CCRD) has been functioning
in the Academy since September, 1995. The CCRD is engaged in conducting
research in co-operative sector, studying the difficulties faced by the rural poor in
organising themselves into co-ops and successful interventions by co-operatives
and rural development institutions in poverty reduction, to impart training in the
areas of co-operatives and rural development to officers of the IAS and other Class-
I Services, organising training programmes on capacity building of Self Help Groups
and providing support to the National Institute of Administrative Research (NIAR)
and other research units of the Academy.
Centre for Rural Studies (CRS)
17.15.2 The Centre for Rural Studies (CRS), in the Academy was set up by the Ministry
of Rural Development, Government of India for the concurrent evaluation of land
reform policies implemented by the states on the basis of inputs provided by the
officer trainees who are undergoing district training programme. In addition to this,
the task of concurrent evaluation of poverty alleviation schemes was also entrusted
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