Bambang Sugiri et al IJSRE Volume 4 Issue 11 November 2016 Page 6014 Volume||4||Issue||11||November-2016||Pages-6014-6023||ISSN(e):2321-7545 Website: http://ijsae.in DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/ijsre/v4i11.04 Women’s Empowerment Through Training in National Program For Community Empowerment in Rural Areas Authors Bambang Sugiri 1 , Joko Nurkamto 2 , Dewi Rochsantiningsih 3 , Sarah Rum Handayani 4 1 Doctoral student at Development Counseling / Community‟s Empowerment, Main Interest Training/ Non-formal Education. Postgraduate Program of Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta 2 Dissertation Promoteur: 3 Dissertation Promoteur: 4 Dissertation Promoteur: Lecturer at Development Counseling/ Community‟s Empo-werment, Main Interest Training/ Non-formal Education. Postgraduate Program of Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta Email- pramhadi999@gmail.com ABSTRACT The objectives of the research are to describe and analyze: 1) the enterpreneurship training management; 2) the results and effects of the enterpreneurship training program; 3) the supporting and inhibiting factors of the enterpreneurship training program; and 4) describe the enterpreneurship training model proposed in National Program for Community Empowerment in Rural Areas at Bendosari Sub District of Sukoharjo. The research is a qualitative research using naturalistic design. The data analysis technique was done using interactive model covering three main components, namely: 1) data reduction; 2) data display; and 3) verification. Based on the analysis, the research concludes that: 1) the enterpreneurship training management in general covered 4 (four) activities, namely planning, organizing, actuating, and monitoring and evaluation; 2) The result and the effect of enterpreneurship training program can be demonstrated with the improvement of the user groups and the fund revolved and the change in women’s behavior of the participants; 3) the supporting factors of enterpreneurship training program can be classified into two types, namely internal and external factors. The inhibiting factors cover: a) the lack of social relationship; b) the traditional attitudes of the community; c) the high dependence); d) the high self confidence lackness; e) the regression and insecurity feeling; f) the critics on helpers provider; g) human resources factor; and 4) the enterpreneurship training model recommended cover the enterpreneurship training models in the field of productive micro-economic activities and micro-finance management activities. Keywords: training, enterpreneurship skills, women’s empowerment, National Program for Community Empowerment in Rural Areas, Women’s Savings and Loans INTRODUCTION Women‟s empowerment, especially in developing countries , becomes one of the important issues in development programs. Empowerment of women is a necessity since it enhances both the quality and the quantity of human resources available for the development. Moreover, in the male dominated societies,