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  • 2025-09-20
NICD conducted a Sales Management Training Program for the Managers of Coop Cities, Mini Coop Cities, and Branches of the Rideegama Multipurpose Cooperative Society.

NICD conducted a Sales Management Training Program for the Managers of Coop Cities, Mini Coop Cities, and Branches of the Rideegama Multipurpose Cooperative Society.

Our Events

Appointed new Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NICD

  • 2022-01-13

Research Methodology program for Co-operative development officers 2022

  • 2021-12-22

The National Cooperative Development Institute, marking the commencement of its studies in the year 2022

  • 2022-01-19

Planting program of 75 coconut saplings

  • 2022-02-03

21st Century Co-operative

  • 2022-08-25

Co-Operative Commissioners Program

  • 2022-10-07

Celebrating National Reading Month and launching of New Entry Magazine - October 2022

  • 2022-10-16

National Institute of Co-operative Development Officers One-day Training Program - 202210.29

  • 2022-10-29

The relaunched official website of NICD

  • 2022-11-18

COOP VISION 2022 Trade Fair of Cooperative Societies and Entrepreneurs

  • 2022-12-14

3-Day Workshop on Insecticides

  • 2022-12-05

Library and information services continue to advance modern technology

  • 2022-12-29

National Institute of Cooperative Development to start its duties in the year 2023.

  • 2023-01-02

International Training Programme on Management Strategies to Develop

  • 2023-01-23

Published New Books

  • 2023-03-03

International Faculty Development Training Programme on Developing Case Studies for Teaching & Learning Process

  • 2023-03-27

Training Workshop on Adaptation of Cooperative Societies for Food Security and Workshop on Identifying Training Needs

  • 2023-05-11

General Convocation 2023

  • 2023-07-28

NICD Halloween 2023

  • 2023-10-31

English Activity Camp

  • 2023-11-30

Commencement of duties in the year 2024

  • 2024-01-01

Development planning and training program

  • 2024-01-05

Capacity Development Workshop for Board of Directors

  • 2024-01-19

Inauguration of diploma courses for the year 2024

  • 2024-01-28

EDU FIRST EXPO 2024 Educational Exhibition

  • 2024-02-09

Research Symposium 2024

  • 2024-07-26

Preparation of a five year strategic plan for the National Institute of Cooperative Development

  • 2025-02-09

Credit Management Training Workshop held for the Credit Sub-Committee members and bank staff of the Kotapola MPCS.

  • 2025-02-23

Accounting Assistant Staff Training of the Dumbara Sanasa Society commenced on 22nd February 2025.

  • 2025-02-22

Inauguration of the diploma courses 2025

  • 2025-02-24

A professor and a group of postgraduate diploma students from the Vaikuntha Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM), Pune, India, a partnership institute with the National Institute of Cooperative Development, visited Polgolla on an observation tour.

  • 2025-02-28

Diploma in Cooperative Development 2025/2026 Academic Year Commencement and Student Registration

  • 2025-02-27

The two-day training workshop for field officers of the Dumbara Sanasa Society

  • 2025-03-01

Field Study Tour

  • 2025-03-01

Diploma in Banking Management (Distance) Course Inauguration Ceremony

  • 2025-05-31

Internet and email for Business Enhancement workshop

  • 2025-06-14

Program to establish one thousand production cooperatives

  • 2025-06-12

Cooperative Practical Accounting Program

  • 2025-06-20

Inauguration of the Diploma in Business Management as a distance learning course

  • 2025-06-22

Internal Auditor Training Program held for Cooperative Society Officers on 21st and 22nd June 2025

  • 2025-06-22

A training program on project preparation for the executive officers of the Tissamaharama MPCS

  • 2025-06-17

A brief meeting between Dr. Shantha Jayaratne and the trainees who completed the diploma courses of the National Institute of Cooperative Development was held at Rochdale Hall today (26.06.2025).

  • 2025-06-26

Mobile Photography Course held for Cooperative Societies on 26.06.2025

  • 2025-06-26

Capacity Development Workshop held for the Kalawana MPCS on 28 and 29 June 2025

  • 2025-06-28

The National Institute of Cooperative Development, the only state institution for cooperative education, held a simple ceremony and Shramadana today in Polgolla to celebrate the 103rd International Cooperative Day (July 05, 2025).

  • 2025-07-03

Observation tour of the Mawanella Sanasa Society Association

  • 2025-07-15

Entertainment program for Diploma Candidates of the Diploma in Banking Management Course for the academic year 2025

  • 2025-07-15

Financial Intermediation Training and Mentoring Session held on 16/07/2025 to develop the professional knowledge of the 2025/2026 Bank Management Diploma Course trainees.

  • 2025-07-16

One-day training program on Public Relations and Communication was held on 18.07.2025 for officers of the MPCS Pelmadulla

  • 2025-07-18

Ratnapura District Council meeting and MPCS Kahawatta awareness program to introduce the institutes courses and take IT courses to the Ratnapura district 2025.07.18.

  • 2025-07-18

Cooperative Practical Accounting Second Program - Dambadeniya MPCS 2025.07.18 and 19

  • 2025-07-18

Hon. Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, visited the National Cooperative Development Institute on 30.07.2025 and met with the staff of the Institute.

  • 2025-07-30

Inaugural program to register Deputy Postmasters for the second Computer Applications Assistant Course (NVQ LEVEL 3) to be held in 2025.08.03.

  • 2025-08-03

Training program on the use of spreadsheets for the office environment. Conducted on 12.08.2025 for officers of the Minuwangoda Various Services Cooperative Society.

  • 2025-08-12

Training workshop to be held on 14th and 15th August 2025 for the Board of Directors and Executive Officers of Dumbara Sanasa Bank.

  • 2025-08-14

Program on Strengthening Dairy Cooperatives

  • 2025-08-27

3rd nyeleni Global forum 2025 Sri lanka

  • 2025-09-06

The 6-day Third Nayeleni Global Forum in Sri Lanka concludes

  • 2025-09-13

NICD conducted a Sales Management Training Program for the Managers of Coop Cities, Mini Coop Cities, and Branches of the Rideegama Multipurpose Cooperative Society.

  • 2025-09-20

Board of Directors Staff Development Training Workshop

  • 2025-10-19

Capacity development training program

  • 2025-10-19

Two-days workshop on capacity development

  • 2025-10-15

Forum of Resource Personnel 2025

  • 2025-10-24

International Training Program on “Establishing & Strengthening Agricultural Producer Co-operatives”

  • 2025-11-03

International Training Program on “Establishing & Strengthening Agricultural Producer Co-operatives”

  • 2025-11-04