The FAO-GTZ MicroBanking System

SRTE Training Course Announcement

 

The FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO RAP) and MicroBanking International Foundation (MBI) are pleased to announce the second MicroBanker Windows SRTE (Standard Run-Time Edition) Training Course.  The course will be held from 25 February to 8 March 2002 at the RAP premises, Bangkok, Thailand for selected participants.

 

 

Course Title:

Installation and Use of the FAO-GTZ MicroBanking System

Venue:

FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO RAP)

39 Maliwan Mansion, Phra Athit Road, Banglampu, Bangkok 10200, Thailand

Tel: (+66-2)-629-4147, (+66-2)-697-4375 & 7,

Fax#: (+66-2)-629-4148

Date:              

25 February - 8 March, 2002 (10 classroom days)

Capacity:

A maximum of 10 participants will be accepted.  It is very likely that we will receive more then 10 applications.  In that case, organizers will select participants on the basis of target group criteria, qualifications of the applicants and the urgency of implementation.

Target Participants:

1.   Support staff who will become in charge of installation, configuration and support of the system in their organization

2.   Trainers who will train end-users in their organization

3.   Microfinance experts who want to evaluate the system for possible use in their organization

Curriculum: (Summary)

1.      Installation and Configuration of the system

2.      New features and enhancements over the DOS MicroBanker system

3.      Migration from the DOS MicroBanker system

4.      Conversion of data from manual records to the computer

5.      Introduction to supporting the MSDE or MS SQL database

6.      Using the FAO-GTZ MicroBanking software in your bank, NGO or project

Qualifications:

Participants need to be fully acquainted with their organization's office and field operations, procedures and with the terms and conditions of the financial products and services.  They should also be familiar with the accounting and reporting system and practices of their organization. 

Participants should bring sample copies of customer and account records and the GL chart of accounts of their organization.  Participants need to be familiar with the use of Microsoft Windows.  The course will be conducted in English.

Users of the earlier DOS version of MicroBanker who wish to migrate to the Windows version should bring a copy of their DOS MicroBanker system, on a zip disk or diskettes.

For organizations that will send more than one participant, it is recommended that one participant should meet the above qualification requirements while the second participant should preferable be a computer professional.

Course Fee:

US$ 1,500 (In words, US Dollar One Thousand Five Hundred) per participant. This fee covers the cost of tutors/trainers, course material and equipment, coffee and tea during the classroom days.

Other Costs:

Air tickets, board and lodging and travel insurance are to be paid by participants or their organization.

A per diem allowance of US$60 per day, covering board, lodging and incidentals is recommended.

Accommodation can be booked through the course organizers. To facilitate issuance of visa for the Thailand, organizers may provide a Letter of Acceptance to the course after receipt of the course fee of US$ 1,500.

Applications:

Fill the application form below and send it by e-mail to:

training@microbanker.org or send it by fax to:   +66-2-6294148

The closing date for application is Friday, 8 February 2002.

Participants will be required to confirm their participation not later than Friday, 15 February 2002 by faxing a copy of their confirmed air ticket.

For further enquiries you may contact:

training@microbanker.org, Ralph.Houtman@fao.org or Yadab.Pradhan@microbanker.org

 

Payment:

At the time of registration, the course fee of US$1,500 should be transferred to:

MicroBanking International Foundation

A/c Number:     60.99.46.145

Bank Name:     ABN-AMRO Bank

                           Deventer

                           The Netherlands

Participant will not be confirmed until the course fee has been received.

 

 

Application Form for the SRTE Training Course
" Installation and Use of the FAO-GTZ MicroBanking System"
25 February - 8 March 2002

Name of Applicant:

 

Mailing Address:

 

Phone Number:

 

Fax Number:

 

Gender:

 

Designation:

 

Organization Name:

 

Organization Type (Gov, NGO, Commercial, Project, Other):

 

Brief Description of Organization’s Activities (maximum 3 lines):

 

Financial Services Provided (Loans, Current A/Cs, Savings, Time Deposits, Share A/Cs, Other):

 

Brief Description of Applicant’s Current Responsibilities (maximum 3 lines):

 

Brief Description of Organization’s Computer Usage or Experience:

 

Brief Description of Applicant’s Computer Experience (maximum 3 lines)

 

Reason for Application (e.g. Evaluation, Migration from MB DOS, Introduction of MBWin