Designation	Deputy Director
Institute	Natesan Institute of Cooperative Management (NICM), Chennai (A Unit of NCCT, Ministry of Cooperation, Govt. of India)
Email	i.venkatesh@ncct.ac.in, venkatesh.ilango@gmail.com
Contact	+91 94441 74838

Professional Summary

Mr. I. Venkatesh is a senior cooperative training professional with over 30 years of experience in teaching, training, and cooperative sector development. Serving as Deputy Director at NICM, Chennai, he has contributed extensively to management education, cooperative training, project consultancy, and capacity building across multiple states and sectors.

Educational Qualifications

• M.A. in Human Resources Management
• M.B.A. in Human Resources
• M.Phil. in Management

Professional Qualifications

• Higher Diploma in Cooperative Management (HDCM)
• Higher Diploma in Software Engineering (HDSE) – APTECH
• Certified Trainer for Financial Cooperatives (CTFC) – BIRD, NABARD, Lucknow
• Faculty Development Programme in Management (FDPM) – IIM Ahmedabad
• Direct Trainers Skill (DTS) – Department of Personnel & Training, Govt. of India

Eligibility

• Qualified State Eligibility Test (SET) – Management
• Qualified UGC–NET – Human Resources Management

Teaching & Professional Experience

• Total Experience: 30+ years (Teaching, Training & Cooperative Sector)
• Teaching Experience at NICM / ICMs: Worked at ICM Guwahati, ICM Madurai, URICM Gandhinagar and currently at NICM, Chennai
• Industry / Training Exposure: Extensive experience in cooperative sector training, management development programmes and sectoral diploma courses

Courses Taught

• Organizational Behaviour
• Communication Skills
• Human Resources Management
• Human Resources Development
• Cooperation & Cooperative Management
• Non-Credit Cooperative Management

Areas of Expertise / Interest

• Human Resource Management & Development
• Cooperative Management
• Training Design & Delivery
• Organisational Behaviour
• Communication & Soft Skills

Research & Consultancy

• Preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for Integrated Cooperative Development Projects (ICDP)
  Sponsored by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)
  Districts: Kancheepuram, Thanjavur, Erode, Salem, Nilgiris, Tiruvallur, Namakkal, Chennai, Cuddalore
• Intensive Dairy Development Projects (IDDP) sponsored by Aavin, Tamil Nadu
  Districts: Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Sivagangai

Academic & Administrative Responsibilities

• Deputy Director – NICM, Chennai
• Teaching MBA, HDCM and other sectoral diploma programmes (DICM, DHCM, DMDC, DCB)
• Conducting Management Development and Capacity Building Programmes
• Academic coordination and training programme implementation

Training Programmes / FDPs / Workshops

• Conducted and coordinated Management Development Programmes for cooperative officials
• Resource Person for training programmes under NCCT network
• Examiner / Valuator / External Examiner for University of Madras and other institutions