The 19th and 20th of January in Brussels will see the inaugural running of the COGECA co-operative director training course.

This represents a tremendous opportunity for existing directors of our dairy co-ops to get bespoke training and exposure regarding the increasingly international nature of the business of Irish dairy co-operatives.

The curriculum will address various aspects related to the internationalisation of co-operative enterprises (e.g. business strategy, legal framework, finance, governance, food chain, as well as work on the basis of national and sectorial case studies).

A highly prestigious global line up of lectures has been arranged.

The cost for the course is €1995 which includes everything bar travel arrangements.

We would urge anyone interested in more information or in attending this course to contact either their co-op secretary or ICOS directly as soon as possible.

The deadline for registrations is the 20th November 2014.