PUP College of Cooperatives

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines has a specialized academic unit on cooperative. The College of Cooperatives specializes in cooperative development and management. I met three products (alumni) of this discipline and they are really assets of the cooperatives they worked for. May we this cooperative learning ripples in other colleges & universities.

Polytechnic University of the Philippines

College of Cooperatives

Bachelor in Cooperatives (BC)

AACCUP Level 1 Accredited

The Bachelor in Cooperatives is a four-year ladderized program with three options for specialization namely, Cooperative Financial Management and Accounting, Cooperative Business Management, and Cooperative Education and Community Development. The specialization is obtained by taking eight elective specialized subjects.

In line with the College vision to be a Center of Excellence in Cooperative Education, the curriculum includes theoretical foundation, values education, management, leadership and skills-oriented subjects to solidify students commitment and competence as professional managers and operators of cooperatives and cooperative development-related undertakings. As a ladderized program, the latest curriculum revision strengthened the skills formation the students shall gain as they go through each ladder.

Ladder 1: Certificate in Coop Office Technology Job targets: office clerk, posting clerk, teller, member relations staff

Ladder 2: Associate in Cooperatives Job targets: accounting staff, micro finance staff, office secretary, encoder, coop business operations and services staff

Ladder 3: Diploma in Coop Organizing and Development (with option for specialization) Job targets: Coop Organizer and Development Assistant, Research Assistant, Project Assistant, Micro Finance Program Assistant, HRD & Training Assistant

Ladder 4: Bachelor in Cooperatives (with option for specialization) Job Targets: Coop Manager, Local Development Program/Project Officer, Educator-Trainor, Finance/Audit Staff, Coop Information Development Officer Post Baccalaureate in Cooperative

Management (PBCM)

The Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Cooperative Management is a two-term degree course for bachelor's degree holders. It is offered inline with the call for continuing education and lifelong learning especially for practitioners, decision makers and advocates of the cooperative system and people-led socio-economic development. As a specialized course in cooperative management, the Program responds to the call for attainment of higher level of professionalization of cooperative management and operations.

Career Path: Coop Manager and Supervisor, Coop Development Specialist, Coop Trainor/Educator, Social Development-Related Careers Contact Information E-mail cc@pup.edu.ph Postal Mail College of Cooperatives E-205 Main Building A. Mabini Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila Philippines 01008 Telephone (632) 716-7832 local 316