1. PRIA Continuing Education Providing Professional Education in Social and Human Development Quarter III Review and Quarter IV Planning Meeting 6-8 January 2009, PRIA, New Delhi

2. Course Teaching Courses, Instructors & Students Profile Sl.No.CourseInstructor/sNo.of students April 08October 08 1.IPPMENamrata / Anju3548 (2 batches) 2.OHSShabeen22 3.GenderMartha Farrell / Saswati 36 (22 Hindi, 14 Eng.) 14 4.IPPRMandakini Pant 1211 5.CSBAnju 5- 6.PRISKD 5 (3 Hindi, 2 Eng.) - 7.Adult Education Mandakini 8- Total number of students12395

3. PRIA International Internship Programme (PIIP) Duration : 8 weeks (September – November 2008) Number of Interns : 6 Profile: a) Education - 5 graduates & one Post Graduates b) Country – Switzerland, U.K., Canada & Austaralia. Programme Structure: Orientation of 2 weeks in Delhi and 6 weeks of field visits to Patna, Ranchi, Jaipur, Shimla and Jharkhand. Course Teaching (Contd….)

4. Fees, Expenditure & Income – 2008 Course Teaching (Contd….) CoursesFeesExpenditure (actual & staff time) Income Distance course (October batch) 6,50,3502,32,588 PIIP4,50,5002,00,541 Staff Time 4,76,303 Total11, 00,8509,09,4321,91,418 Note: Fees for April 09 will be collected by 31 st March 2009

5. New Courses 1. Urban Governance 2. Citizenship and Democracy Revision 3. Occupational Health and Safety -revision and upgrading 4. Panchayati Raj Institutions in India – revision and re-naming for marketability 5. Adult Education – Revision with regards to suit Indian context. New Programme 6. PRIA-Uvic global programme on international development. Course Development

6. PRIA-IGNOU (as per expert group meeting held at IGNOU, Dec. 2008) Modular Programme 1. Certificate in Participatory Development (Standalone, six months 10+2 eligibility) 2. MA in Participatory Development Programme consist of 10 courses and 2 field works. Completion of Year 1 will make the student eligible for PG Diploma in Participatory Development. Completion of both the years will make the student eligible for MA in Participatory Development. Course Development (Contd….)

7. Year 1: Course 1: Understanding Participatory Development Course 2: Development Policies and Programmes Course 3: Democratic Governance and Civil Society Course 4: Securing Participation in Development Course 5: Participatory Project Management Field work: Field Action Report (Focus more on intervention and reporting on intervention- One month in the field) PG Diploma Course Development (Contd….)

8. Year-2 Course 7: Legal and Regulatory Frameworks of Development Organisations Course 8: Management of Development Organisations Course 9: Management of Financial Resources Course 10: Technology and Communication Course 11: Research Methodology Project Work: Project Report (Focus more on research, addressing on a given problem) (MA) Course Development (Contd….)

9. Marketing and Networking Objective To focus on the positioning of PCE as providers of professional education in human and social development in Asia Towards this end try to network with various universities, educational institutions and business houses for increasing the enrolments of students in all our courses. Marketing Support: Consultant (Responsenet)

10. Three strategies are presently used for marketing: Website Optimisation:  For greater virtual visibility of PCE –the Website is revised, –key words uploaded for Global Search Engines, –UTube and Flicker –Face book - 4 th Quarter.  Results are yet to be seen Marketing and Networking (Contd….)

11. Email Marketing:  Mailers, October 08 - 95 enrollments.  Mailers, April 09 - Response is OK. –E-mail marketing has generated more enrollments compared to earlier years. –Institutional sponsorships have increased. –International enrollments have increased. –Quality of students is very high with regards to education and professional background.  16 students were identified through website and mailers for DVV sponsorships. Marketing and Networking (Contd….)

12. Networking:  Local –Seminar was arranged in August for promotion of PCE. –MoU was signed with IGNOU. –Participated in FICCI Higher Education Summit November 08 for developing linkages and promotion of PCE.  National –Visited NEHU, IIM-Shillong, IIM-Guwahati, Centre for Peace and Development, Aizwal, Don Bosco, Guwahati, Study Forum, Mizoram University - North East, Amrapali Institute, Uttarakhand. Interactions are in progress for collaborations. –Talks are in progress to design a MSW course for Kushabhau Thakre University, Raipur Marketing and Networking (Contd….)

13.  International –Follow up of FICCI contacts both international and national is being done. –Chances for collaboration with Department of Anthropology, Australian National University is being explored. –Visit was made from University of Toronto for sharing of interest and explore some partnerships.

14. Plan for Qtr 4 Course Teaching Evaluation, results and certification of Oct. 08 offering Course Development Convert the new course in house style Print the course kits and dispatch for April 09 offering Marketing and Networking Admissions for April 09 Meetings with Kushabhau Thakre University, Raipur Meeting with Uvic for Global programme on International Development

15. Issues and Challenges Courses not in demand – CSB, PRI, Adult Education PIIP  Course demands more time and attention of PRIA as well as field staff.  How to handle Language constraints at field level?  Tie-ups with 2-3 universities for regular intake of interns.  Methodology of the programme needs discussion (expert group). Development of new courses – How to seek support and accountability of thematic experts from programmes? More than one consultant/strategies required for marketing. Many national and international organisations willing to collaborate with PRIA/PCE. But the talks fail due to lack of concrete proposals. Need to develop a good, reliable and updated database.