The European Union Tacis Project Credit Cooperatives Russian Federation

Training Seminars

Training Seminar #4
“APEX Structure: Organisation of a credit co-operative multi-level system, Human Resources Development and questions of ethics at work Organisation”

Moscow, May 16 – 19, 2005

TARGET GROUP:

Apex Staff

Photos by Constantin Klyushkin

TRAINERS:

Bernard DECLERCK, Institutional Communication Manager and Executives of Credit Mutuel training Manager

Dominique PATY, Training manager of Confederation Nationale du Credit Mutuel

Supported by Constantin KLYUSHKIN, Project Training Expert and Damien LECLERQ, Deputy Training Expert

Photos by Constantin Klyushkin

PROGRAMME:

DAY 1 : main elements of the co-operative / mutual life in 1^st level credit co-operatives

1.1. Main specificity of the co-operative/ mutual system
1.2. The relationship between elected members – employees
1.3. Relations between elected members of 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd levels and relations between employees of 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd levels
1.4. Principles and role of the elected members
1.5. The elected members Charter
1.6. Statutes and management mode of elected bodies of the 1st level credit co-operative
1.7. Management rules of the elected bodies: General Assembly, Board of Directors, Supervisory Board, Credit committee
1.8. Management rules of the elected bodies: General Assembly, Board of Directors, Supervisory Board, Credit committee
1.9. Concrete examples, free discussion, debate

DAY 2 : the role and functions of APEX structures (2^nd and 3^rd levels) in a co-operative/ mutual system

2.1. Role and duties of APEX structures
2.2. Relations between elected members and employees in 2^nd and 3^rd levels credit co-operatives
2.3. Overview of the main APEX functions:
– The inspection role
– The financial role
– The audit function
2.4. Overview of the main APEX functions:
– The Business development, marketing and products/ services development role
– The lobbying role for the Group
– The Human Resource Management role (further developed on Wednesday)
– Concrete examples, free discussion, debate

DAY 3 : specificity of Human Resource Management in a co-operative/ mutual system (first part)

3.1. Concept, role and goals in Human Resources Management: theoretical aspects
3.2. Specificity of Human Resource Management in a co-operative/ mutual system
3.3. Role of APEX structures managers in Human Resource Management of the whole Group
3.4. Main organisational theories; relation between organisational type of a company and its Human Resource Management system
3.5. Recruitment process: strategy, job analysis, job description, searching and selecting candidates
3.6. Development of the employees: performance assessment, training, rewarding, motivation aspects
3.7. Sanction, dismissals, resignation, personnel rotation
3.8. Work relations (the URCC was intended to realise a document on the Russian Labour Code)
3.9. Free discussion, debate

DAY 4 : Human Resource Management (second part) and some thoughts about ethics at work

4.1. Case study in Human Resource Management
4.2. Debriefing on Case study in Human Resource Management
4.3. Thoughts on ethics at work
4.4. Some principles
4.5. Concrete case study
4.6. Discussion, debate
4.7. Conclusions