tata-dhan academy. about tda a ‘development’ school first of its kind in the country serves...
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Vision “Centre of Excellence in Development Management Education and Research for Facilitating Grassroots Development Innovation and Action at a large-scale”TRANSCRIPT
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TATA-DHAN ACADEMY
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About TDA
A ‘Development’ School First of its kind in the country Serves only for the development sector
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Vision
“Centre of Excellence in Development Management Education and Research for
Facilitating Grassroots Development Innovation and
Action at a large-scale”
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Purpose
Prepare professionals for development action particularly for grassroots action
Become a resource centre - an international repute
Enable world of practice by advancing and professionalizing development action
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Guiding Principles and Values Practitioners to teach Experiential learning Theory – practice (NGOs – extensive field lab for the
students and participants of short duration education programmes)
Knowledge building through a structured action – reflection – action process
Core values - enabling, equity, excellence, creativity and discipline to guide our action
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Programme in Development Management
Nurturing and Grooming Young Professionals Flagship of the Academy It is a two-year post graduate diploma in development
management
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Development Management Programmes
Professionalizing NGO Sector: Build conceptual understanding about
development and management among the practitioners
For Middle Managers Two-week Development Management
Appreciation Programme Social Development Research Capacity
Building Programme
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Development Management Programmes (Cont’d.)
For CEOs and Leaders Three-day Programme on Leadership
Education for Advancing Development (LEAD): Future Search for Institution Building
Human Resource Development
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Other Short Duration Programmes Advanced Reflective education and Training
course on microfinance, micro insurance and Business development
web designing and team building Participatory Rural Appraisal Methods Participatory Evaluation Methods Customised programmes
Development Management Programmes (Cont’d.)
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Enable the practitioner in improving their knowledge and skill to advance development especially of poor through dissemination of context and issue specific research findings, and providing research related development management programmes.
Facilitate programme focused development research. Facilitate in consistent improvement of the PDM
courses and the content of the DMPs. ‘Faculty Development’ by widening the perspectives,
skills and knowledge of the individual faculty so as to enhance their teaching.
Research and Consultancy
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Research and Consultancy (Cont’d.)
Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission – DHDR and Impact studies
Union Planning Commission - PSES NGOs – Impact studies Banks – Impact studies
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Development Exposure to students’ communities
Development Immersion Programme – TSM Courses in other colleges – Micro Insurance and
Microfinance Internships – National and International students Customised programmes for international
students (Japan)
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Centres - ASKMI Advanced centre for Skill and Knowledge on Mutual Insurance (ASKMI)
Mission Promote and advance insurance for the poor in Asia
Goals Facilitate building, sharing, and disseminating of
knowledge on micro insurance among practitioners & other stakeholders
Shape and guide promotion of insurance for the poor through research, capacity building, networking & policy advocacy
Collaborate with different stakeholders to advance the knowledge and field practices
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Mainstreaming the disaster risk reduction into the development planning
Develop and disseminate tools and techniques of effective community based disaster risk reduction among the development stakeholder
Knowledge and learning centre on Disaster Risk Reduction
Centres - ACEDRR Advanced Centre for Enabling Disaster Risk Reduction
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Water Knowledge Centre (WKC)
Training and Capacity Building Community Health Promotion Safe Drinking Water Sanitation Rain water harvesting Bio sand filter Small scale water bodies and agriculture
development Research
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PROGRAMME IN DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
(PDM)
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Purpose
Prepare young graduates to facilitate development action
Shape the attitude (social concern) and build knowledge and skills with process orientation
Clarify the self and the purpose of life (to become a development missionary)
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Guiding principles
Experiential learning Learning by experiencing (case in
classroom and practice in field) Conceptualising and field practice
(action – reflection – action) Theory : practice (50:50) Case learning
Practitioners to teach Course design and materials development
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PDM Framework
• Fact finding• Building Relevance• 14 credits
• Building Knowledge and Perspectives• Consolidation of learning• 33.5 credits• 32 courses • Action –
Reflection – Action• Building Operational Skills• 20 credits
Classroom Course Segment
Fieldwork Segment Development Practice Segment
50%
50%
Preparatory Segment
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Terms (Segments)
Term I
Term II
Term III
Term IV
Term V
Basics and Self
Development
Intervention models
Management &
Community
Management & Policies
Institution Building
and Leadership
FWS I
FWS II
DPS I
DPS II
Exposure to
NGOs
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Disciplines
Basics of Development
(BASICS)Technology of Development
(TECH)
Management for Development
(MADE)
Leadership and Institution Building (LAB)
Communication for Development
(CODE)
Classroom Segment
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Evolution of PDM
PDM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 to 9 10 to 16
Duration One year
One year
One year
15 month
s
18 month
s
18 month
sTwo
years Two years
Credits 54 48.5 47.5 47 63 67 70.5 67.5Terms 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5Disciplines 5 5 5 5
Courses 16 15 20 19 26 27 32 32
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PDM – Features
Duration – Two years Disciplines – Five Terms – Five Credits – 67.5 Courses – 32 More emphasis on attitude shaping and leadership
development – academic and non-academic activities, interaction with development leaders, institutionalising mechanisms to build culture
Students committees to unleash hidden talents Stabilising courses and offering elective courses (specialisation) Active, intensive learning Building professional attitude Development missionaries
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Students from different states
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Placement of PDM graduates
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Some Highlights about PDM
PDM 1 – Quality writing and process documentation
PDM 2 – Started new locations with integrated development projects
PDM 3 – Demonstrated community organising PDM 4 – Initiated ‘Sports Week’ PDM 5 – Tsunami studies for initiating field projects PDM 6 – Development Dialogue
Creativity in presentation and involvement in organising symposiumCommunity organisation on a larger scale
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PDM 7 – Started ‘Spectrum’ newsletter; Pilot on “Village Adoption” “Towards” a short film
PDM 8 – Ethnic dinners, First online classes, PDM blog, Film club, “The Beginning” a short film
Some Highlights about PDM (Cont’d.)
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PDM 9 – Research seminar in Madurai Symposium 2009
Policy paper presented in IIMB PDM 10 – Booklet on Gandhi PDM 11 – Presented and organised ‘Union
Budget Watch’ Produced three short filmsOrnament fish pond in the
Academy Partcipated in “YUKTI”
Some Highlights about PDM (Cont’d.)
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Initiated process of designing HERITAGE event, Republic event with communities, Paper published on “Microfinance for integrated poverty reduction”
PDM 12 to 16 – ‘Independence Day’ with communities Organizers of HERITAGE
Some Highlights about PDM (Cont’d.)
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