In line with MMFA’s mission, trainings are being offered to microfinance institutions. MMFA has been collaborating with different partners and technical providers to offer good quality trainings, especially to MFI members. The table below describes MMFA’s training offer:
Training & Capacity Building
Type of Training and initiatives | Description | Remark |
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Loan Officer Training |
The loan officers training provides an introduction to the basics of microfinance including a description of microfinance in Myanmar, lending methods, client identification and group formation, measuring credit risk, performance management as well as communication skills and problem solving. |
3 Days Course |
Responsible Finance Training |
The training provides to understand of the issues in responsible finance and learn the strategies and tools to strengthen responsible finance practice in the MFI. In addition, a topic which is related to Client Protection Principles is included in the training. |
4 Days Course |
SME lending Training |
The training provides an overview of basic credit skills when lending to Small Enterprises. It includes types of loans, evaluation of a loan application, borrowers’ appraisal and risk criteria. Learn how the loan process and cycle work. |
3 Days Course |
Risk Management Training |
Targeting the management and finance personnel to train for a better understanding of risk management framework, types of risk, identification of risk and mitigation strategies. |
4 Days Course |
Credit Analysis Training |
Through this training participants will be able to:Assess creditworthiness under individual lending: the role of the credit officer to screen, and monitor their clients will be highlighted and differentiated from their role under group lending. Learn how to identify individuals within the groups whose credit risk have improved and can be subjects for larger individual loans. |
4 Days Course |
Financial Analysis Training |
Targeting the management and finance personnel to train double accounting, preparation of financial statements, portfolio accounting, analyzing MFI performance. |
4 Days Course |
Leadership Skills Training for Microfinance Managers |
This training aims to improve leadership knowledge and skill of managers and potential managers from microfinance institutions. |
4 Days Course |
Savings Mobilization Training |
The training will include an analysis of how access, security and rates impact savings patterns; formal and informal savings patterns within Myanmar; and how to conducting a financial analysis on an MFI to determine appropriate capital and liquidity levels for MFIs that mobilize voluntary savings. |
2 Days Course |
Management Skill Training |
From this training, the participants can improve in planning, decision making, problem solving, better communication skills and delegation as well as understanding effective control, strategic management, Business Ethics, Change Management, Corporate governance and how to deal with work stress. |
6 Days Course |
Corporate Training |
This type of training is aim to provide to those MFIs who are requested by individuals with MMFA's owned modules. |