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Microfinance Training of Trainers Course (MFToT)

A Blended Distance Learning Course

MFToT 5 began Wednesday, July 16th

Registration for MFToT 5 is closed.

Introducing first VC Session for 5th course The Microfinance Training of Trainers Course (MFT0T), first organized in February 2005, is a unique program that aims to enhance the knowledge of microfinance practitioners so that they may help to strengthen the institutional capacity of microfinance service providers in the Asia Pacific region.

By adopting a blended learning approach, the course trains and accredits trainers of the Microfinance Distance Learning (MFDL) Course developed by UNCDF. Through 4 deliveries, 224 trainers in 28 countries have been accredited.

Localization efforts are also underway in many countries, and course materials have been translated into Chinese, Khmer, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese, Mongolian and Indonesian to increase accessibility.

The course combines:

Self-paced study using the MFDL textbook and CD-ROM package. This package explores why and how microfinance operations grow to provide financial services to poor and low-income people on a sustainable basis. It brings together advice and best practices from successful practitioners and institutions from Asia, Latin America, and Africa.

Online tutoring by tutors who are top graduates of previous courses. They will assist participants online throughout the course.

Videoconference lectures by international microfinance experts. Four, three-hour videoconference sessions will be conducted at local GDLN Centers. Videoconference sessions will feature presentations and discussions on current issues and best practices in microfinance. They will also be webcast live.

E-discussion forum moderated by experts

Organizers

The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

The Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC)

Our thanks to the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) for contributing their CD-ROM and textbook to the Course.

The UNCDF Microfinance Distance Learning Course is available on-line.

Course Requirements

See http://mftot.jointokyo.org/

Contact Form

MFToT5 Brochure

Download MFToT5 Brochure.pdf.

Webcasts

MFToT lectures are also available via webcast.Viewers will need a PC with internet access and Windows Media Player Version 10.0.

The session will be archived at the same URL for ONE month. If your time zone is not convenient for the live session, you can view the archive later.

To test, you may wish to view an archived version of the first MFTOT4 lecture held on August 16 at this URL.

The webcast comes with a “chat” function. Please sign in your name to get into the webcast site. After login, please enter your country.

Questions should be sent by e-mail to adbitdlc@worldbank.org. We regret that not all questions will be answered due to time constraints. Questions will NOT be accepted via the chat room.

Language(s)

English