Center for Organization Development (COD) under Management Learning Group(MLG) of NASC is organizing an 8-day training programme for senior scientific officers of Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC). The opening ceremony was held on 21st March 2022 at Mechi Hall, Mangal Sadan. Mr. Basanta Raj Sigdel, Senior Director of Studies at NASC chaired the program.

Mr. Binod Kumar Bista, Director of Studies at NASC welcomed the participants and highlighted the context, need, design, and learning approaches of the programme. He stated that the main aim of the program is to enhance the managerial capacity to develop functional and behavioral competencies of scientific officers of NARC which will enable them in providing quality service with a greater degree of managerial aptitude and professionalism. He also shed light on the relevance of the chosen sessions for participants as they are in a leadership position.

Mr Sigdel formally opened the program with his remarks on the inside-out approach followed in designing the programme. He shared that all of us are wanting to make our role as meaningful and lively as possible for which it is necessary to reflect and relate the learnings and make necessary resolutions for growth. He assured that the subject matter experts in the sessions will facilitate the learning by sharing their experiences and creating a conducive learning environment. He also expressed his gratitude towards NARC for this continued collaboration.

The program was hosted by Ms. Shushma Manandar.