Tips for Field Worker s Vol 2 - Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana

Tips for Field Workers
How to plan and obtain approval for training
programmes
Specialised training programmes can be organised with
the help of local experts and government workers. It may
take a few attempts to perfect the programmes. Financial
guidelines are available with the SPMU and DPIU.
Once the design and cost of a programme is finalised, these
should be discussed with the DPM and the Training
Coordinator at SPMU and their approval obtained. They
have been asked to ensure that such approvals are given
within 10 days. The NGO's monthly training programme
calendar should be sent to the DPM in advance so that
district and state level officials may attend these programmes
whenever they wish.
Field workers will also find the handbook, entitled ‘Training
of SHGs – a guide book’, published by the DWCD useful.
Copies of the book in English are available with SPMU. The
CPSU is arranging to translate the handbook into Hindi. In
addition, every NGO and SPMU has developed training plans
for the SHGs. The field worker should obtain copies and
ensure that the plans are followed.
Although every WDC has prescribed a training schedule for
SHGs, for both on-site and off-site training programmes,
experience shows that many SHGs still lack basic skills. In
some cases, it was found that the field workers are not
following the schedules prescribed for them.
It is essential that every field worker should provide the
following minimum number of hours of training to each
group every year:
26
Each SHG should receive at least 3 hours on-site training
every month;
At least 4-5 members from each group should be trained in
off-site programmes or taken on exposure visits, etc; and
In the first year, the field worker must spend at least six
hours per month with the group in the village. Along