Vadodara: IRMA introduces certificate course in CSR for working professionals

VADODARA/ANAND: The Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) will introduce a new certificate course in corporate social responsibility (CSR) for working professionals with a special emphasis on community and social development under its management development programmes (MDP).
The first batch of the six-month course will commence on June 17.
“Despite a big hype created, CSR is slowly losing its sheen because it has failed to satisfy stakeholders, especially communities and civil society.Although several factors are responsible for this, one of the leading reasons is the professional competence of CSR managers and executives,” said professor Sudhir Kumar Sinha, chair, MDP at IRMA and course coordinator.
“We will engage with companies to build and strengthen professional capacity of CSR managers/executives. This is custom-designed to train them and provide them with adequate subject knowledge and managerial skills to enrich their knowledge base,” he said.
IRMA is also extending the scope of this course to working professionals in NGOs as well as armed forces. “Through the course, the participants will learn to strategize CSR to create shared value, they will be introduced to concepts and approaches of social development. Also, they learn how CSR can be structured, strategic and measurable philanthropy,” he said.
The participants will understand nuances of the Indian laws related to CSR and compliance and.