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ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT
GRATIS operates through five functional divisions at head office who co-ordinate activities of the Regional and District Technology Transfer Centers. An 11 member Executive Council is responsible for formulating major policies and guidelines for implementation by the Foundation through the Executive Director who is assisted by two Deputy Directors.
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FUNCTIONAL DIVISIONS
 The GRATIS Foundation has five functional Divisions:

1.Consultancy and Technical Support Division
This Division supervises and coordinates the activities of the regional RTTCs in the area of training, management, manufacturing, procurement, installation and maintenance of equipment.
It also has a Gender and Development (GAD) Unit, which provides technical and entrepreneurial skills to both men and women with technical and entrepreneurial skills for self-employment.
This is achieved through the implementation
of development projects and extension programmes in rural communities. 		2.Engineering and Industrial Design Centre (EIDC) serves as the nerve centre of the GRATIS and RTTC technology development and transfer programme. This is by spearheading the identification, adaptation, design and development of new products. It also undertakes the modification of existing product and the development of basic engineering standards in the country as well as the documentation of technologies developed by the RTTCs for replication.
 


3.Personnel and Administration manages
& coordinates the recruitment, remuneration,
promotion and motivation of personnel.
It is also responsible for human resource
development activities such as training to
ensure consistent standards throughout the
network.In this,it undertakes the assessment
of training needs, prepares annual training
plans, ensures the implementation of the
program and thereafter evaluates training
activities.In addition the division is responsible
for coordinating annual work plans and bulk
procurement for the network.This division is
also responsible for the  implementation and
evaluation of all training programmes including
client and apprentices.
4. Marketing and Business Development Division (MBDD) is the business development, marketing and communications wing of the GRATIS Foundation. SECOM’s activities include promoting the corporate image, products and services of GRATIS and RTTCs, the conducting of market, socio-economic, industrial and feasibility studies for the development of new products, provision of business advisory services to clients,  production of impact assessment reports, in-house production of publications, video documentaries and public relations services.
 


5. Finance Division provides financial management services and advice to the entire RTTC network and GRATIS Foundation. This includes financial reporting, co-ordination of the disbursement and utilisation of funds by the RTTCs preparation and consolidation of budgets and accounts.
The Lending Section of the Finance Division co-ordinates and manages credit schemes such as working capital loans, equipment hire purchase and turnkey packages implemented by the RTTCs. The section co-ordinates and supervises credit services and assists the RTTCs with credit appraisal, delivery and monitoring.

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