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The principal products & services of the GRATIS
Foundation
are: Training, Support Services,
Manufacturing and Provision of Credit facilities.

TRAINING:
The goal of the training function is to provide
technical and entrepreneurial skills to promote
self-employment. All GRATIS/RTTC have
training facilities located at GRATIS Headquarters
and the nine Regional RTTCs, which are found in
all the regional capitals except the Ashanti Region.

A training workshop for some participants.
Some participants at one of the training workshops.

Training and its associated products is
GRATIS core business, and is mainly
classified into Engineering and Non-engineering,
which includes extension services in support of the
development of rural industries especially those
employing women in food and agro-processing.

Non- Engineering Training
The non-engineering training includes three programmes;

1.Textiles training programme (weaving, batik and tie and dye cloth making)
Engineering Training
The main aim of the engineering training programme is to produce Technical Apprentices who would establish and manage their own businesses.

The training is in two categories:
1. Technical Apprenticeship training programme, which will involve the training of Senior Secondary School (SSS) Graduates, Technical School Graduates and Polytechnic Graduates.

2. The second category is the Professional Skills Upgrading Programme, which also involves short-term training of Engineers and Technicians, Master Craftsmen, Local Apprentices, Visiting Apprentices and Practical Attachments.

2. Rural enterprise scheme shortcourses (Beekeeping and
Soap Making).


3. Agro Process Technology training

4. Entrepreneurial & Basic management training/gender development.

The Processing technology-training programme is mainly involved with agro and food processing. The non-engineering programmes are basically targeted at rural women.

Manufacturing
In its role to develop and promote industrialization, GRATIS uses its facilities to repair and manufacture machinery and equipment on commercial basis to support.

Food Security Programme – Example of products manufactured to support  Agro - Post Harvest processes are  Cassava Graters, Chippers and Slicers, Shea Butter Extraction Machines, Oil Clarifiers, Citronella Oil  Distillation Plants, Palm Oil Extractors, Honey Extractors, Fruit Juice Extractors, Coconut Grater and Chippers, Improved Fish Smokers, Tomato and Pepper Grinders, Cereal Threshers.

Environment, Health and Sanitation -
Products in this category include the
manufacture of  AFRIDEV Deep Well
Hand Pumps, NIMARICA Hand Pumps,
Well digging winches, Garbage Push Trucks,
Open Waste Containers, Block Making machines, Steel well and concrete culvert moulds, Solar cookers, Water heaters,
Domestic Industrial Gas Ovens and Stoves.

Education – Products such as bench
shears and tool kits for schools, and Chalk
Making
Machines have been developed
and manufactured.

Consumer Products - Some products in this field include woodworking products, batik, tie and dye and woven fabrics, dies for industrial moulding used in the aluminium, glass and plastic utensils have been produced. Other areas where GRATIS and the RTTCs have supported industry include the machining of gear wheels replacement parts for various industrial equipments.

Others - certain products have been
made on requests from customers such
as the manufacturing of Soap Stampers,
Luggage Trolleys, Glass Grinders for beads
making.

Support Services
A Consultancy Division and the
Engineering and Industrial Design
Centre undertake GRATIS Support
services. The services includes the
identification, development and
adaptation of designs and prototypes,
market research and feasibility studies
for the Micro, Small and Medium
Scale Enterprise (MSE) and the
provision of technical support
(selection, procurement, installation,
training and maintenance of
equipment) to clients of GRATIS.

PROVISION OF CREDIT
 1.Equipment Hire Purchase
 2.Working Capital
 3.Turn Key Packages

 

 


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