Certificate Course on Corporate Social Responsibility

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Dear Professional Members,

A warm greeting from the Committee for Cooperatives & NPO sectors.

As you may kindly be aware that, the Committee for Cooperatives & NPO Sectors of the ICAI is taking various initiatives to create awareness in the country about sectors.

An extensive Certificate Course on Corporate Social Responsibility is being conducted by the Committee to make the members competent. This Course is conducted at various locations throughout the country.

CERTIFICATE COURSE ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY :

About the Certificate Course:

Course Title: Certificate Course on Corporate Social Responsibility
Number of days: 5 Days (Saturday & Sunday)
CPE Hours: 30 Hours
Eligibility: Members of the Institute

Course Description:

The Certificate Course in Corporate Social Responsibility introduces the concept of corporate social responsibility. It provides a comprehensive overview of the CSR debate, and gives the participant a thorough understanding of how to integrate CSR into corporate strategies, decision-making and management, to add value to the company and society in which it operates.

Career opportunities in CSR reflect the diversity of the field and incorporate the private, public, and non-profit sectors. A career in this field could range across business, public sector, working in the compliance department of a multinational firm and go onto a niche consulting company providing CSR client services.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this Course, students will be able to:

Explore the meaning and significance of corporate social responsibility
Describe the attractions of CSR for business
Appreciate the ethical dimensions of business activity
Understand how a company manages its relationships with the stakeholders while implementing CSR
Identify the strategic opportunities provided by CSR and sustainability
Discuss the evolution of CSR in the Indian context
Develop a practical insight into the way that CSR policies can be developed
Understand and guide companies / NPOs on income tax, service tax and FCRA aspects of CSR

Course Outline:

The course consists of five modules for 5 days duration as follows:

Module	Module Title and Topics
1	The Meaning and Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility, International scenario, Evolution of CSR in India, CSR Provisions under Companies Act, 2013, Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, The Role Of Business In Society -Different stakeholders, different perspectives
2	CSR policy, CSR committee, work done so far, Ethics & CSR, various projects in Indian context, , identification, evaluation and monitoring of CSR projects, The Strategic Importance of CSR Implementation
3	CSR accounting, audit , reporting framework, Integrated reporting, GRI, MCA guidelines, Business Responsibility Reporting - SEBI
4	Operationalzing CSR – implementation models (direct or collaboration), associated pros and cons of each model, Income Tax and CSR (deductibility and tax exemption for collaborators), TDS and Service tax implications, FCRA Provisions
5	CSR Case Studies

The Course will commence at the following cities at the following dates:

S. No.	Batch Place	Certificate Course on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
1	Bangalore	7th Feb,2015
2	Lucknow	14th Feb,2015
3	Mumbai	21st Feb,2015
4	Hyderabad	28th Feb,2015
5	Chennai	7th March,2015
6	Pune	14th March,2015
7	Kolkata	4th April,2015
8	Raipur	11th April,2015
9	Bhopal	18th April,2015
10	Ranchi	25th April,2015
11	Patna	2nd May,2015
12	Dehradun	9th May,2015
13	Goa	16th May,2015
14	Jammu & Kashmir	23rd May,2015
15	Chandigarh	30th May,2015
16	Tiruvananthapuram	6th June,2015
17	Himachal Pradesh	13th June,2015
18	Ahmadabad	20th June,2015
19	Guwahati	27th June,2015
20	Bhubaneswar	4th July,2015
21	Jaipur	11th July,2015

Participants will be provided material on Corporate Social Responsibility, Power point presentations prepared by the renowned faculties will also be circulated amongst the participants.

We strongly believe that through this Certification course, participants gain adequate knowledge in the area of CSR which in turn provides them ample opportunities in India. Accordingly, it is recommended for members to kindly enroll for this course to become competent.

Registration is on first-cum-first-serve basis. Registration is now open. Request you for early registration. And after registration send us an email with the scan copy of registration form and preferred location of the Course to csr@icai.in

Fees -For Members who have not completed 5 years as on Oct 1st, 2014 – INR 7500/- per member.
For Other members – INR 10,000/- per member.

For Online Payment please click on the following link:

For members who have not completed 5 years as on October 1, 2014 - http://www.icai.org/ccm.html?progid=703
For other members – http://www.icai.org/ccm.html?progid=704

For Offline Payment:

In case the payment is through D.D/Pay Order, it should be drawn in the favor of "Secretary, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India”, payable at New Delhi.

Interested candidates may kindly visit www.cconpo.icai.org under the head Certificate Course for detailed information. For any other inquiry kindly contact to registration and other details kindly contact us at 0120-3045996/3876869/09650444810/09650444804 or email us at csr@icai.in cconpo@icai.in

Thanks & Regards

CA. Rajkumar S. Adukia
Chairman, Committee for Cooperatives & NPO Sectors
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ICAI Bhawan, Plot No. A- 29, Sector- 62,
NOIDA, Dist: Gautam Budh Nagar
Uttar Pradesh, Pin code- 201309. Ph: 0120-3045996/3876869