Training is prominent in the activities of CRRID, which has all the necessary and modern facilities needed for undertaking training programme successfully. CRRID regularly conducts short duration training courses throughout the calendar year on wide range of areas that are directly relevant to its research profile. In recent times, four areas, such as Banking and Finance, Devolution for Panchayati Raj, Reproductive Health, and Management of Urban Basic Services have been identified to focus CRRID’s efforts for capacity building through training at the grassroots. Training on other subjects is also imparted at CRRID on specific requests. The resource persons for the training programmes are the in-house faculty and experts drawn from diverse areas outside CRRID, such as the industry, academic institutions, government, professional organizations, international agencies and others. The participants for training courses at CRRID usually come from varied backgrounds in terms of academic qualification, on-the-job experience, training need and professional interest. Besides local participation, there has been substantial representation from states outside the region in the training courses at CRRID. Some selected courses also have been open to international participation as well. While most of such trainings are conducted at CRRID in Chandigarh, some, depending on the nature of the programme are also conducted in the field. The training programmes at CRRID have earned wide acclaim for their professional quality and utility. The list of training programmes undertaken at CRRID along with the name of the respective sponsoring agency is given below.

Banking and Finance                ^TOP

• Management Development Training Programme for Senior Officers of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) sponsored by the Punjab and Sind Bank, New Delhi. December 16-26, 1996.

• Management Development Programme for Senior Officers of Bank of India (BOI) sponsored by the Bank of India, Mumbai.  August 25-September 4, 1997.

• Management Development Programme for Senior Officers of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) sponsored by Punjab and Sind Bank, New Delhi. October 9-16, 1997.

• Management Development Programme for Senior Officers of Bank of India (BOI) sponsored by Bank of India, Mumbai. November 23-30, 1998.



• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Bank of India (BOI) sponsored by Bank of India, Mumbai. April 19-26, 1999.
  


• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Bank of India (BOI) sponsored by Bank of India, Mumbai. October 25-31, 1999.

• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Bank of India sponsored by Bank of India (BOI), Mumbai. April 24-29, 2000.

• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Bank of India (BOI) sponsored by Bank of India, Mumbai. November 27-December 2, 2000.

• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Bank of India (BOI) sponsored by Bank of India, Mumbai. July 23-28, 2001.

• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Bank of India (BOI) sponsored by Bank of India, Mumbai. October 29-November 3, 2001.

• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Bank of India (BOI) sponsored by Bank of India, Mumbai. December 3-8, 2001. 

• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Public Sector Banks sponsored by various Nationalised Banks. August 19-24, 2002.

• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Public Sector Banks sponsored by various Nationalised Banks. October 17-23, 2002.

• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Public Sector Banks sponsored by various Nationalised Banks. March 3-9, 2003.
  
  
• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Public Sector Banks sponsored by various Nationalised Banks. August 4-9, 2003.
  
  
• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Public Sector Banks sponsored by various Nationalised Banks. March 8-13, 2004.
  
  
• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Public Sector Banks sponsored by various Nationalised Banks. October 25-30, 2004.
  
  
• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Public Sector Banks sponsored by various Nationalised Banks. May 30 to June 4, 2005.
  
  
• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Public Sector Banks sponsored by various Nationalised Banks. December 5-10, 2005.
  
  
• Management Development Programme for Senior Executives of Public Sector Banks sponsored by various Nationalised Banks. April 30 to May 5, 2006.
  
  
• Management Research and Development Programme for Senior Executives of Public Sector Banks sponsored by various Nationalised Banks. May 28 to June 2, 2007.
  
  
• Management Research and Development Programme for Senior Executives of Public Sector Banks sponsored by various Nationalised Banks. May 5-10, 2008.
  
  
• Management Research and Development Programme for Senior Executives of Public Sector Banks sponsored by various Nationalised Banks. November 23-28, 2009.
  

Library Management and Information Sciences                ^TOP

• Training workshop on Access to Social Science Information for Social Scientists, Teachers, Librarians, Information Scientists, etc. sponsored by the National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC) at Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and Indo-Dutch Programme on Alternative Development (IDPAD), New Delhi. September 6-9, 1999.

• Training workshop on Access to Social Science Information for Social Scientists, Teachers, Librarians, Information Scientists, etc. sponsored by the National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC) at Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and Indo-Dutch Programme on Alternative Development (IDPAD), New Delhi. February 22-24, 2001.

• Training workshop on Role of Information Technology for the Advancement of Social Science Research sponsored by the National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC) at Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). December 20-23, 2007.

Medical Transcription                ^TOP

• Training of Girl Students from Economically and Socially Weaker Sections on Medical Transcription sponsored by the Department of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Social Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi. October 2000– March 2001.

Urban Governance and Development                ^TOP

Capacity building training programes/workshops/seminars organized by Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh, in collaboration with National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) under FIRE (D) Project of USAID and Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and EU India SPF Project for elected and employees of local self governments of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Union Territory of Chandigarh.

• e-Governance, Management Information System and Double Entry System of Accounting. August 25, 2006.
  
  

• Privatization of Municipal Services for Strengthening Fiscal Domain of ULBs. June 20-21, 2006.
       

• Seminar on Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns, April 7, 2006.
  
  

• National Conference on Capacity Building of Local Self Government Institutions in Punjab, March 7-8, 2006.
  
  

• Regional Seminar on Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), January 10, 2006.
  
  

• Management Practices and Provision of Civic Services in European Countries and Progressive Indian States, November 29-30, 2005.
  
  

• One day state level interactive orientation workshop for elected and non-elected officials of local self government institutions in Punjab, September 12, 2005
  
  

• National Seminar on Functioning of Local Self-Government Institutions in Punjab and EU Countries, August 16-17, 2005
  
  

• Best Urban Management Practices for Strengthening Municipal Management and Urban Governance, July 7-8, 2005.
  
  

• Innovative Urban Management for Municipal Resource Mobilization, May 26-27, 2005.
  
  

• Financial Resource Mobilization through Implementation of Double Entry System of Accounting, April 19-20, 2005.
  
  

• Best Urban Management Practices for Empowerment of Local Self Government, February 17-18, 2005.
  
  

• Innovative Municipal Management for Strengthening Urban Governance, December 22-23, 2004.
  
  

• Innovative Municipal Management for Strengthening Urban Governance, October 26-27, 2004.
  
  

• Democratic Decentralization for Strengthening Urban Governance under 74^th Amendment: Status, Concerns & Future Directions, August 26-27, 2004.
  
  

• Innovative Urban Management For Enhancing Local Fiscal Capability And Raising Resources From Capital Market, July 13-14, 2004.
  
  

• Strengthening Fiscal Domain of Urban Local   Bodies for Upgradation of Urban Infrastructure, May 25-26, 2004.
  
  

• Commercialization of Urban Infrastructure for Strengthening Urban Governance,  February 5-6, 2004.
  
  

• Innovative Urban Management through Reforms in Accounting, Budgeting, Information and Data Management, January 7 to 8, 2004.
  
  

• Municipal Waste To Energy Programme: Problems, Prospects And Future Directions,  November 14-15, 2003.
  
  

• Project Development for Urban Local Bodies: Commercialization of Urban Infrastructure,  September 18-19, 2003.
  
  

• Resource Mobilization for Empowerment of City Governments, July 21-22, 2003.
  
  

• Innovative Urban Management and Public-Private Partnership for Augmenting Urban infrastructure, April 28-29, 2003.
  
  

• Pricing and Cost Recovery of Urban Infrastructure and Municipal Services, January 28-29, 2003.
  
  

• Resource Mobilization from Taxes and Cost Recovery of Urban Services, November 12-13,2002.
  
  

• Orientation Programme for Elected Representatives and Senior Officers of Local Government Department of Punjab, July 5, 2002.
  
  

• Fiscal Decentralization and Innovative Urban Management for Strengthening Municipal Governments, February 18-19, 2002.
  
  

• Innovative Urban Management & Financing Urban Infrastructure, August 23-25, 2001.
  
  

• Privatization of Municipal Services, May 29-30, 2001.
  
  

• Privatization of Municipal Services, April 24-25, 2001.
  
  

• Empowerment of City Government in the Context of Seventy Fourth Amendment, March 1-3, 2001.
  
  

• Innovative Urban Management & Financing of Urban Infrastructure, December 5-7, 2000.
  
  

• Empowerment of City Government in the Context of 74th Amendment, September 6-8, 2000.
  
  

• Privatization of Municipal Services, January 21-22, 2000.
  
  

• Empowerment of Municipal Government and Financing Urban Infrastructure, January 18-20, 1999.
  
  

• Empowerment of city Authority and Urban Infrastructure Financing, November 12-14, 1998.
  
  

• Empowerment of City Governments & Urban Infrastructure Financing, May 13-15, 1998.
  
  

• Empowerment of Municipal Government and urban Infrastructure Financing, March 16-18, 1998.
  
  

• Financing of Urban Infrastructure, Aug 18-20, 1997.
  
  

• Financing of Urban Infrastructure, July 14-16, 1997.
  
  

• Financial Resource Mobilization and Accounting, May 5-9, 1997.

Population, Health and Nutrition                ^TOP

• Management Information System (MIS) and Eligible Couple (ELCO) Mapping for the Field Organisers (FOs) and Field Activists (FAs) for CRRID-Local Initiatives Programme (LIP) in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Sponsored by the Gates and Melinda Foundation. June 10-18, 2000.
  

• Observation Study Tour (OST) for Afghan NGOs at CRRID for CRRID-Local Initiatives Programme (LIP) Project, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. Sponsored by the Gates and Melinda Foundation. March 3-9, 2003.

Poverty Alleviation                ^TOP

• Interactive Colloquium and Training of Elected and Appointed Personnel Responsible for Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Programme of Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) in Punjab. Sponsored by Department of Local Government, Government of Punjab. June 16, 1998. 

• Interactive Colloquium and Training of Elected and Appointed Personnel Responsible for Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Programme of Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) in Punjab. Sponsored by Department of Local Government, Government of Punjab. June 23, 1998.

• Training of Assistant Project Officer and Community Organizers for Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Programme of Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) in Punjab. Sponsored by Department of Local Government, Government of Punjab. July 28-29, 1998.

• Interactive Colloquium and Training of Elected and Appointed Personnel Responsible for Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Programme of Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) in Punjab. Sponsored by Department of Local Government, Government of Punjab. September 28, 1998.

• Training of Assistant Project Officer and Community Organizers for Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Programme of Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) in Punjab. Sponsored by Department of Local Government, Government of Punjab. January 7-8, 1999.

•  Interactive Colloquium and Training of Elected and Appointed Personnel Responsible for Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Programme of Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) in Punjab. Sponsored by Department of Local Government, Government of Punjab. February 25-26, 1999.

Research Methodology                ^TOP

• Six-week Research Methodology Course for Social Scientists to Study Communalism sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. July 1- August 14, 1986.

Rural Development and Grassroots Empowerment                ^TOP

• Training on Panchayati Raj for Panches, Sarpanches and Mahila Mandals, Nurpur Bedi, Punjab. Sponsored by CAPART, New Delhi. January 19-20, 2000.

• Training on Panchayati Raj for Panches, Sarpanches and Mahila Mandals, Chamkaur Sahib, Punjab. Sponsored by CAPART, New Delhi. February 2-3, 2000.

• Training on Panchayati Raj for Panches, Sarpanches and Mahila Mandals, Kharar, Punjab. Sponsored by CAPART, New Delhi. February 23-24, 2000.

• Training on Panchayati Raj for Panches, Sarpanches and Mahila Mandals, Anandpur Sahib, Punjab. Sponsored by CAPART, New Delhi. April 19-20, 2000.

• Training on Panchayati Raj for Panches, Sarpanches and Mahila Mandals, Morinda, Punjab. Sponsored by CAPART, New Delhi. July 26-27, 2000.

• Training on Panchayati Raj for Panches, Sarpanches and Mahila Mandals, Kharar, Punjab. Sponsored by CAPART, New Delhi. August 1-2, 2000.

• Training on Panchayati Raj for Panches, Sarpanches and Mahila Mandals, Majri, Punjab. Sponsored by CAPART, New Delhi. August 8-9, 2000.

• Training on Panchayati Raj for Panches, Sarpanches and Mahila Mandals, Nurpur Bedi, Punjab. Sponsored by CAPART, New Delhi. August 30-31, 2000.

• Training on Panchayati Raj for Panches, Sarpanches and Mahila Mandals, Nurpur Bedi, Punjab. Sponsored by CAPART, New Delhi. September 5-6, 2000.

• Training on Panchayati Raj for Panches, Sarpanches and Mahila Mandals, Ropar, Punjab. Sponsored by CAPART, New Delhi. September 11-12, 2000. 

• Training on Panchayati Raj for Panches, Sarpanches and Mahila Mandals, Anandpur Sahib, Punjab. Sponsored by CAPART, New Delhi. October 30-31, 2000.

• Training of Representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions sponsored by CAPART, New Delhi and CRRID, Chandigarh, November 7-8, 2000. This workshop was meant for Panches and Sarpanches and Mahila Mandals in Punjab.

• Training for Education of Elected Representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) about Quality Leadership, Better Governance, Economic Development, Social Justice, and Decentralized Planning at Village Level in the light of 73^rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992, and Punjab Panchayati Raj Act 1994. 48 Block Level Workshops organised during December 14, 2000-June 22, 2001 under the sponsorship of UNICEF, New Delhi.

• Training for Empowerment through Quality Leadership, Better Governance, Women and Child Welfare, and Decentralised Planning at Village Level in light of 73^rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 and Punjab Panchayati Raj Act 1994. 42 Block Level Workshops for the Elected Representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in Ropar district, Punjab were organised during 21 May 21-12 November 2002 under the sponsorship of UNICEF, New Delhi.