HISTORY
Started
as co-operative training college in 1947 and was renamed latter as
National co-operative Training College.In
1962 it was further given its name as National co-operative College
and Research Institute NCCRI)
In the year 1964, a High level working group
appointed by the Government of India under the Chairmanship of the
late Prof. D.R.Gadgil to assess the training needs of the co-operative
sector, recommended the setting up of a National Institute which
would undertake the training of senior personnel in the co-operative
institutions/departments, conduct fundamental/applied research and
provide consultancy services, organise courses in business management
for senior personnel in co-operative business organisations and train
the youth on various facets of Management.
As a tribute to & memory of the great co-operative leader &
Philosopher Late shri. Vaikunth
Mehta, the National Institute was named after him,
as Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of co-operative Management.
Consequently,
the Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of co-operative Management
(VAMNICOM) was conceived as an intellectual nerve centre for the
co-operative movement and has been functioning as the apex management
training institute for over 50 years, catering to the management
development, training, research and consultancy needs of various
co-operative organisations, government departments and other national
bodies.
INSTITUTE'S
MISSION
The mission of VAMNICOM is to facilitate building cadres of
professional managers to man key positions in the ever growing number
of co-operatives through management development, training, education,
research and consultancy.
MAJOR
FUNCTIONS
- Improve
the decision-making skills and administrative competence of practicing
managers in the co-operative sector.
- Provide
educational facilities for young men and women seeking career
in management through the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management
(PGDBM) & Diploma in Co-operative Business Management (DCBM),
Programmes.
- Carry
out applied research and disseminate the same through publications
in addition to library retrieval and documentation services.
- Assist
organisation in solving their management problems by providing
consultancy services.
- Participate
in and contribute to the formulation of policy for co-operatives.
- Collaborate
with other institutions in India and abroad to further its objectives.
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