IRM brochure.pdf - Institute of Rural Management

Akhter Hameed Khan Memorial Lecture is an annual event
revisiting his teachings and is a significant occurrence for
development practitioners.
Vocational Training Educational Center (VTEC)
In order to provide accessible and affordable training, IRM
has three major vocational centers. One is in Rawalpindi
working in collaboration with Behbud Pakistan since 2002,
while one each in Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot, both started
after the earthquake with the former in collaboration with
ILO, aiming to assist communities rebuild their lives. VTEC
facilities include
Low-cost hostels and transportation facilities
Hands-on learning with 80% practical work and
20% theoretical study
Almost 100 different vocational training courses
Laboratories to cater to different types of technical
vocations
Business Skills Management for initiating enterprise
and self employment
Accreditation by government training institutes like
National Training Board, Skills Development
Council and TEVTA (Government of Punjab)
Teachers' Resource Up-gradation Center (TRUC)
In order to respond to the deficiencies in public and private
sector schools, IRM established this resource center in 2005
based at IRM in Islamabad. It is run by skilled trainers and
benefits from the advice of international education experts.
The facilities of this center include:
Training Needs Assessments for teachers
Training in child friendly teaching methodology
Design high-end courses for teachers training
Training School Management Committees
Monitoring and assessment consultancies for
education programmes and projects, educational
resources, manuals, modules, children’s books,
teacher’s guides etc
The fees for all IRM training courses, which vary in length
range between 3 days to 6 months are priced to be affordable
for organisations and individuals. For further details please
visit the NRSP-IRM website at www.irm.edu.pk or contact us
at info@irm.edu.pk
Centers of IRM
Akhter Hameed Khan Resource Center
Islamabad
Coordinator AHKRC
Email:info@ahkrc.net.pk
Web Site: www.ahkrc.net.pk
6, ST # 56, F-6/4 Islamabad
Tel: (9251) 282 2752, 282 2792 Fax: (9251) 282 3335
Vocational Training Education Center
Muzaffarabad
Principal VTEC
Near Narol Stadium, Muzaffarabad, AJK
Tel: 058810-34287 Fax: 058810-42977
Vocational Training Education Center
Rawalakot
Principal VTEC
Chinar Rest House, By-Pass Hajira Road,
Rawalakot, AJK
Tel: 058710-44302, 42977 Fax: 05871044302
Vocational Training Education Center
Rawalpindi
Principal VTEC
Behbud Association of Pakistan Building
Near Rawalpindi Medical College
Tipu Road, Rawalpindi.
Tel: 051-5599537 Fax:(9251) 5765264
Teachers' Resource Up-gradation Center
Islamabad
Programme Officer TRUC
Web Site: www.irm.edu.pk
6, Street# 56, F-6/4 Islamabad
Tel: (9251) 282 2752, 282 2792 Fax:(9251) 282 3335
NRSP
INSTITUTE OF RURAL MANAGEMENT
6, Street # 56, F-6/4 Islamabad
Tel: (9251) 282 2752, 282 2792 Fax:(9251) 282 3335
Email: info@irm.edu.pk Web: www.irm.edu.pk
Institute of Rural Management
Harnessing People’s
Potential
NRSP
NRSP - Institute of Rural Management
“NRSP-IRM is committed to building the capacities
of rural communities and empowering them to
harness their full human, social and economic
potential for an improved quality of life.”
s the country's leading institute in the non-profit
sector, NRSP-Institute of Rural Management through
its head office and nine regional offices, annually
Atrains over 30,000 men and women both at the national as
well as international levels in numerous vocational and
professional skills. Our portfolio of over 300 types of training
courses is developed after thorough research and refined
through the constant input of experts, to meet the evolving
needs of communities and clients. Over the last 15 years
NRSP-IRM has catered to the training needs of NRSP, other
Rural Support Programmes (RSPs), public and private sector
organisations, NGOs and INGOs in Pakistan, Central Asia
and the SAARC countries.
The Staff Training Programme is devoted to improving the
specialized knowledge, skills and attitudes of development
professionals who are recognized for their high
performance, cultural sensitivities and professional
competencies.
Social Organisation Training
NRSP, like the other ten RSPs, believes in “harnessing the
people's potential” to ensure development which is
equitable and sustainable. The institute therefore, informs
and engages community members to recognize
the benefits of forming Community
Organisations (COs), so as to harness
existing resources on a self-help
basis for sustainable economic
transformation in their lives. IRM
has so far developed a wide range
of training programmes in social
organisation, that include
programme packages for gender
and development, skill
enhancement of CO members and
building community skills in
monitoring and evaluating development
interventions.

Management Training Programme
Courses in this programme enhance the
training skills of development
practitioners to support community
development programmes adapted
to meet community requirements.
With almost 100 different types of
training packages, IRM trains the
staff of RSPs and other NGOs to
become trainers who motivate
communities through social
mobilization.
The “Orientation Training Workshop” is an intensive 15-day
course along with a 3-day refresher training with rigorous
field attachments. Designed for NRSP Interns, it is
recognized by other development organisations as a reliable
way of creating in-depth understanding of practical and
theoretical issues in development.
Micro Finance Programme
If community members save, they are more likely to become
self-reliant, therefore, COs are encouraged
to open and contribute regularly to a
savings accounts. This offers
emergency relief to community
members who are in dire need; in
addition to that it can also be
invested for individual or
community-based enterprise and
infrastructure development. The
institute offers scores of Micro
Finance training packages and also
facilitates linkages between
communities and Micro Finance services.
Professional Development Programme
The Professional Development Program with support from
Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN), an umbrella
forum of the Rural Support Programmes in Pakistan, aims to
enhance professional competencies of senior and mid level
managers of the RSPs by developing a need based curricula
for training packages that provide academic, technical and
managerial up-gradation of skills. A year-long Women's
Leadership Programme that will supplement the managerial
capabilities of women employees of RSP as well as other civil
society organisations is also an integral component of the
PDP programme.
The Community Training Programme strengthens the
process of social mobilization by building CO members'
management capacities to break the vicious cycle of poverty
by training rural men and women in acquiring marketable
skills.
Community Management Training Programme
Focused on enhancing the management and leadership skills
of community activists and leaders, this
section equips them with the skills of
financial management, book-keeping,
participatory planning, monitoring
and identification of community
needs for enterprise development.
Training courses include
Community Management Skills,
Community Activist Action Planning
and Leadership Management Skills
Training programmes.
Natural Resource Management Training
Environmental conservation is a cross cutting theme in our
training of community members about sustainable natural
resource management. IRM offers over 35 types of training
programmes for all aspects of crop management, livestock
and fisheries management, social forestry and beekeeping.
We train master trainers and community members in
innovative resource management, focusing on incomegeneration,
environmental conservation and sustainable
land-based livelihoods.
Social Sector Training
Focusing on education, health and
sanitation, this section trains
teachers from government and
community based schools in 'childfriendly'
pedagogy. Based on the
precepts of social mobilization, the
programme emphasizes
strengthening community-based
school management and monitoring the
quality of education.
Health-sector training focuses on building the skills and
capacities of paramedics who address issues in the service
delivery of primary and reproductive health care and health
awareness. IRM's training courses teach how to access safe
drinking water and sanitation for healthy environment.
These trainings have enabled hundreds of communities to
maintain their own supply of clean water and to reap the
economic and health benefits that result.
Vocational Training
With almost 100 kinds of vocational and
technical trades, IRM provides
innovative and need-based capacity
building facility for rural men and
women. The courses enable them
to gain access to sustained
employment, better wages, and
business opportunities that
maximize their profits. Women's
skills enhancement is a special feature
of vocational training with many
vocational fields dedicated entirely to women.
There is a special allowance for people with disabilities to
take up skills that mainstream them into normal pursuits of
life.
Academics Programme - The Future
IRM's Academics programme will offer a unique
combination of theoretical and applied research on multiple
aspects of rural development and poverty alleviation. With
an aim to institutionalize field based learning into an
academic purview, this programme will
become the foundation for the University
of Poverty Studies. The current Post
Graduate Programme offers a
Diploma in 'Human Resource
Management' and 'NGO
Leadership and Management' and a
Diploma in English Language
Proficiency. Additional Diplomas in
Social Development, Micro Finance,
Monitoring and Evaluation and Gender
and Development are planned.
Centers of IRM
As the scope of IRM's work expands, centers have been
established to maintain the task of support and resource
development.
Akhter Hameed Khan Resource Center (AHKRC)
The Resource Center, established in 2000, is
named after the pioneer of social
mobilization and participatory
development in Pakistan and South
Asia. Akhter Hameed Khan was the
founder of the "Orangi Pilot
Project" in Pakistan and the
Comilla Project in Bangladesh.
His outstanding contributions also
include Daudzai Integrated Rural
Development Programme in
N.W.F.P and Aga Khan Rural Support
Programme.
With RSPN's support, AHKRC functions as a unique and
dynamic hub of development information from Pakistan,
South Asia and other regions of the world. Our services
include:
Physical Library with over 9,000 titles and 25
periodicals
Membership-based facility for students,
professionals, academicians and general public
Internet Research facility with access to online
libraries and journals
Write Shop: Generates annual and quarterly
reports, quarterly newsletter 'HRD Communiqué,
case studies and other documentation to support
IRM's activities
Graphics Studio: Web Development, Desktop
Design and printing facilities
Audio/Visual Studio: Provides documentation,
design and A/V services to development
organisations
Research: With support from RSPN and through a
Research Advisory Board, the center engages
researchers on issues of RSPs concern