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තොරතුරු හා සන්නිවේදන තාක්ෂණ ඩිප්ලෝමා පාඨමාලාව සඳහා ඔබ තවමත් ලියාපදිංචි වී නැද්ද? මෙන්න ඔබට කදිම අවස්ථාවක්! තොරතුරු හා සන්නිවේදන තාක්ෂණ ඩිප්ලෝමා පාඨමාලාව - NVQ LEVEL 5 (2026/27) සදහා ලියාපදිංචි වීමට ඇති කාලය දීර්ග කර ඇති බව සතුටින් දැනුම් දෙමු. එබැවින් තවමත් ලියාපදිංචි නොවූ සියළුම දෙනා 2026.05.29 දිනට පෙර පාඨමාලාවේ සම්පුර්ණ මුදල වන රු. 106,000/= ක මුදලින් 25% ක මුදල වන රු. 26,500/= ක මුදල පහත සදහන් මහජන බැංකු ගිණුමට බැර කර එම රිසිට් පතේ ඔබගේ නම සහ NVQ 5 -2026/27 යනුවෙන් සදහන් කර අප ආයතනයේ වෙබ් අඩවියේ ඇති පොදු අයදුම්පත්‍රය පුරවා මාර්ගගතව ලියාපදිංචි වන ලෙස වැඩි දුරටත් දැනුම් දෙමු. ගිණුමේ නම Education & Training Account ගිණුම් අංකය 089100132648143 බැංකුව Peoples Bank ශාඛාව Katugasthota. රිශාන්ති වික්‍රමසිංහ පාඨමාලා සම්බන්ධිකරන නිලධාරී. ජාතික සමුපකාර සංවර්ධන ආයතනය, පොල්ගොල්ල

Latest News & Events

Strengthening Partnerships

International Training Programme on Dairy Development through Cooperative Business Model with the sponsorship of the Government of India.

Arrangements were made to hold the registration program and basic awareness program series for the new diploma courses for the year 2026 from 23rd to 27th February 2026 at the National Institute of Cooperative Development .

Cooperative Development Officer (Grade 1) Training Workshop

The first program in the series of training programs for Management Assistant Officers of the Education Employees Association Limited

Training program for SANASA Society Accounting held on 19 and 20 February 2026

A successful cooperative approach that empowered underprivileged women

Basic Awareness Training for Cooperative Society Boards/Committees

Basic Awareness Training for Cooperative Society Boards/Committees

Meeting of chairmen, secretaries and representatives of all the multipurpose cooperative societies in the island

Meeting to obtain information from Provincial Cooperative Development Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners regarding the preparation of a National Action Plan for the Cooperative Movement.

Opening ceremony of the new computer lab

International Training Program on “Establishing & Strengthening Agricultural Producer Co-operatives”

International Training Program on “Establishing & Strengthening Agricultural Producer Co-operatives”

Forum of Resource Personnel 2025

Two-days workshop on capacity development

Capacity development training program

NICD conducted a Sales Management Training Program for the Managers of Coop Cities, Mini Coop Cities, and Branches of the Rideegama Multipurpose Cooperative Society.

The 6-day Third Nayeleni Global Forum in Sri Lanka concludes

3rd nyeleni Global forum 2025 Sri lanka

Program on Strengthening Dairy Cooperatives

Training workshop to be held on 14th and 15th August 2025 for the Board of Directors and Executive Officers of Dumbara Sanasa Bank.

Training program on the use of spreadsheets for the office environment. Conducted on 12.08.2025 for officers of the Minuwangoda Various Services Cooperative Society.

Inaugural program to register Deputy Postmasters for the second Computer Applications Assistant Course (NVQ LEVEL 3) to be held in 2025.08.03.

Hon. Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, visited the National Cooperative Development Institute on 30.07.2025 and met with the staff of the Institute.

Cooperative Practical Accounting Second Program - Dambadeniya MPCS 2025.07.18 and 19

Ratnapura District Council meeting and MPCS Kahawatta awareness program to introduce the institutes courses and take IT courses to the Ratnapura district 2025.07.18.

One-day training program on Public Relations and Communication was held on 18.07.2025 for officers of the MPCS Pelmadulla

Financial Intermediation Training and Mentoring Session held on 16/07/2025 to develop the professional knowledge of the 2025/2026 Bank Management Diploma Course trainees.

Entertainment program for Diploma Candidates of the Diploma in Banking Management Course for the academic year 2025

Observation tour of the Mawanella Sanasa Society Association

The National Institute of Cooperative Development, the only state institution for cooperative education, held a simple ceremony and Shramadana today in Polgolla to celebrate the 103rd International Cooperative Day (July 05, 2025).

Capacity Development Workshop held for the Kalawana MPCS on 28 and 29 June 2025

Mobile Photography Course held for Cooperative Societies on 26.06.2025

A brief meeting between Dr. Shantha Jayaratne and the trainees who completed the diploma courses of the National Institute of Cooperative Development was held at Rochdale Hall today (26.06.2025).

A training program on project preparation for the executive officers of the Tissamaharama MPCS

Internal Auditor Training Program held for Cooperative Society Officers on 21st and 22nd June 2025

Inauguration of the Diploma in Business Management as a distance learning course

Cooperative Practical Accounting Program

Program to establish one thousand production cooperatives

Internet and email for Business Enhancement workshop

Diploma in Banking Management (Distance) Course Inauguration Ceremony

Field Study Tour

The two-day training workshop for field officers of the Dumbara Sanasa Society

Diploma in Cooperative Development 2025/2026 Academic Year Commencement and Student Registration

A professor and a group of postgraduate diploma students from the Vaikuntha Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM), Pune, India, a partnership institute with the National Institute of Cooperative Development, visited Polgolla on an observation tour.

Inauguration of the diploma courses 2025

Accounting Assistant Staff Training of the Dumbara Sanasa Society commenced on 22nd February 2025.

Credit Management Training Workshop held for the Credit Sub-Committee members and bank staff of the Kotapola MPCS.

Preparation of a five year strategic plan for the National Institute of Cooperative Development

Research Symposium 2024

EDU FIRST EXPO 2024 Educational Exhibition

Inauguration of diploma courses for the year 2024

Capacity Development Workshop for Board of Directors

Development planning and training program

Commencement of duties in the year 2024

English Activity Camp

NICD Halloween 2023

General Convocation 2023

Training Workshop on Adaptation of Cooperative Societies for Food Security and Workshop on Identifying Training Needs

International Faculty Development Training Programme on Developing Case Studies for Teaching & Learning Process

Published New Books

International Training Programme on Management Strategies to Develop

National Institute of Cooperative Development to start its duties in the year 2023.

Library and information services continue to advance modern technology

COOP VISION 2022 Trade Fair of Cooperative Societies and Entrepreneurs

The relaunched official website of NICD

National Institute of Co-operative Development Officers One-day Training Program - 202210.29

Celebrating National Reading Month and launching of New Entry Magazine - October 2022