RTM International is registered with the Government of Bangladesh as a resource organization, which was established in 2004 (with its present name and structure). It has three major areas of work: Research and Evaluation, Training and Capacity Building, and Program Support and Management. The ’Training and Capacity Building’ is a niche area of RTM International. It has long experience of organizing and conducting trainings and capacity building programs for GO/NGO and Private Sector organizations, technical and program management staff. In the process, RTM project staff have also assessed the training needs of the trainees and developed training modules and materials, trainer’s handbook, participant’s handbook, pre and post training evaluation toolkits in relation to those needs. The organization has also provided onsite mentoring and technical support to different organizations and institutions during the last ten years. It has also partnered with different national and international organizations in providing support and technical through its staffs and consultants. RTM follows a participatory approach in imparting capacity building and training programs, since it believes that participation brings in ownership. RTM has received funds from both government and international organizations including USAID, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNHCR, FAO, WHO, ADB, World Bank, DFID, CIDA, GIZ, and many other organizations.

RTM has a strong team of training staffs based in Dhaka and also maintains a pool of resources in its data base. Recently it has established a Human Resources Development Complex (HRDC) in Sylhet City, with a pool of resources and trainers. It has already established a Community Paramedics (two year course after 10th grade) and a Medical Assistants Training Course (four years after 10th Grade) Institutes in Sylhet. In addition, it is establishing a Technical University in Sylhet, which is expected to provide multi-dimensional skills education in different sectors and disciplines. The organization has already procured a land for the RTM HRDC and started the construction work (over 100,000 sq.ft floor space). In 2015, we are planning to start long and short term training courses on four different skill areas immediately after the receipt of Government approval. We will also start a Community Paramedics training institute in Khilgaon, Dhaka in 2015, for which we have already received Government approval.

RTM International’s Human Resources Development Center, a multistoried complex situated in Sylhet city, was opened on 22 June 2014. This Center, built partially with a grant from the Embassy of Japan, is equipped with qualified teaching staff and modern amenities. It houses the Community Paramedics Training Institute. In 2010, RTM International obtained registration from the National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) and affiliation of state Medical Faculty for offering Community Paramedics training course. This is a 2 year training program open for meritorious students who have earned HSC certificate. On completion of the course, these Paramedics will provide service in their own community on self-employment basis. Thus the present dearth of skilled MCH workforce in the community will be reduced. Community Paramedics (CP) course is newly introduced in the country’s health sector. It follows an approved policy outlining the guidelines for the institution’s registration and course accreditation. Initiatives related to the introduction of CP and policy approval were the result of RTM’s interventions taken under its Private Sector Health Project (2005-2010). The Health Technologists’ training course and Medical Assistants training course will soon be launched by the center for which necessary government approved has been obtained.