Uttaran has incorporated capacity building as an integral part of all its programs. The main objective of the training division of Uttaran is to strengthen the skill and knowledge of Uttaran and other NGO staff as well as larger civil society actors.
Uttaran has a very good and furnished training and resource centre called the Institute for Development Research & Training (IDRT) on the riverbank of Kopatakha at Tala upazila under Satkhira district. The training hostel has 72 bed accommodation facilities. It also has well equipped training halls, library, audio-visual aids and entertainment facilities.
There are two types of trainings provided for the development partners.
- 1. Social sector training
- 2. Operational and technical skill training