Professional Financial Cooperative Management Programme (PFCMP) Unit

HoD’s Welcome Note

Tile: Head of Unit

Name: Mr Frank B. Mlangalanga (CPA)

Mobile: +255712137173 || +32465639476

Email: frank.mlangalanga@mocu.ac.tz

The day-to-day management and supervision of Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOS) and microfinance institutions (MFIs) have been vested to managers and elected leaders with inadequate financial and leadership skills. The inadequacy of professionals in SACCOS significantly contributed to their stunted growth and failures. In this context, in 2006, with the technical assistance of Canadian Development International Desjardins (DID), MUCCoBS introduced Professional Financial Co-operative Management Programme (PFCMP) offered through distance learning mode. Distance learning mode is increasingly becoming attractive to many learners as it enables them to undertake studies while undertaking personal/employers’ responsibilities or home at their convenient time and place.

Upon registration, learners are provided with reading materials, a reference list and learners’ guidebook containing a timetable for submission of graded exercises, timed tests, research proposals and reports, practical assignments and writing final examinations. PFCMP has the potential to impart relevant knowledge and skills needed for the supervision and management of SACCOS and other MFIs. It provides hands-on skills required for the day-to-day operations and management of SACCOS and other MFIs. PFCMP commences in Mid-November of each academic year. The Department offers three programmes through the PFCMP unit. For details about the programmes click here.

Biography of Distance Education Coordinator

Mr Frank B. Mlangalanga (CPA) is a former Banker and an Assistant Lecturer at MoCU. Since 2018 he has been teaching undergraduate programmes, researching and offering consultancy services under the Department of Co-operative Development and Management. He is a Coordinator of Professional Financial Co-operative Management Programmes (PFCMP) at the Department of Distance Education under the Institute of Continuing Co-operative Education (ICCE). Mr. Mlangalanga holds a Master of Commerce in Co-operative Management and Rural Studies from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (India) and a Bachelor of Co-operative Management and Accounting from the Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania). Mr Mlangalanga is currently pursuing a specialised master’s in Microfinance (2023/24) from the Université libre de Bruxelles – Belgium. Mr. Mlangalanga has been involved in various research activities, including Principal Investigator; Research Award Grant on Strategic research titled “Emerging Social Media Associations in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Co-operative Development in Tanzania”- Awarded and funded by Moshi Co-operative University and other academic activities as assigned by his immediate supervisor(s).