THE REQUIRED SKILL SETS OF TRAINERS:

In order to be able to comprehensively run this workshop, the typical Trainer should have the following skills set.

An undergraduate degree in finance and/or accounting.

Three years of experience in financial analysis.

Familiarity with financial ratios.

Three years of experience working or training in the microfinance sector.

Three years of training experience.

THE LENGTH OF THE WORKSHOP:

The length of the workshop will depend on the level of financial literacy and sophistication of the attendees. A reasonable guideline, though, would be 2-3 days, with the more sophisticated groups taking 2-2.5 days and the smaller MFIs/ Banks taking up to 3 full days.

The Trainer should decide on the length of the course before starting and pace his/ her presentation accordingly.

PREPARATION OF WORKSHOP MATERIALS AND HANDOUTS:

The Trainers will need to design their own workshop materials and hand-outs. These should be based on the composition of the attendees, the level of detail necessary to match the sophistication of the audience, and the Trainer’s own training style.

The structure and content of this manual could be used as a guide for these materials and hand-outs.