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Introduction

Cooperative member training, workshop and conference in an essential part of any cooperative society to ensure the sustainability and development of such society in a more competitive economy like ours.



Onoh F.A (2007), the importance of cooperative education cannot over emphasize. He wrote “a Swedish cooperative expert Mr. Sterner said, if we are given a choice between two alternatives, that is, a cooperative society wit a large amount of capital and no education and a cooperative society with a small amount of capital, but with knowledgeable members, our experience inclined us to choose the later.



The more cooperative education the members possess, the easier it will be for the cooperative assistance to guide and assist them. A cooperative society with ignorant members is a very heavy burden on the inspector and the community at large and the time devoted to its supervision is out of proportion, yet much success is not achieved.



Cooperative education is not the study of physical or social science like politics; it simply means knowledge of the meaning, objectives and running of the cooperative society, the duties of the members and the committee, the knowledge of the society’s bye laws and the relevant sections of the cooperative law.



Cooperative managers finding themselves in a completely new context must be trained to acquire appropriate skills enabling them to manage, rather than simply execute orders handed down from above and to take initiatives aimed at strengthening the cooperative. Training should cover investment capital from internal and members rather than counting on external (usual government) sources.



Training programmes could be more effective if it places more emphasis on improving business efficiency and members service and also if the trainers have a say in determining the content of the programmes.



Unfortunately, the needed crop of trainers and educators are simply not available in ECOFED.