The unit will perform the following activities:

  1. Identify and recommend areas that require review on Policies, Act, Regulations and Guidelines on cooperative research and monitor its implementation.
  2. Conduct research on cooperative specific development matters.
  3. Conduct periodic studies on the level of compliance of cooperative societies Act, Regulations and by laws of cooperative societies Prepare and facilitate publication of journals, periodicals and documents on the cooperative research findings and cooperative development matters.
  4. Ensure protection of intellectual property rights on discoveries of the cooperative research findings conducted by the commission;
  5. Guide and recommend individuals and institutions on conducting cooperative research.
  6. Identify and recommend areas that require review on  Policies, Act, Regulations and Guidelines on cooperative training and monitor its implementation;
  7. Collaborate with Sector Ministries, RAs, LGAs and training institutions in providing training to members, leaders and staff of cooperative societies;
  8. Provide training to cooperative officers and cooperative inspectors on regulatory and promotion roles of the commission and other relevant matters; 
  9. Facilitate and coordinate provision of training to cooperative officers and inspectors at TCDC, Sector Ministries, Local Government Authorities and RAs;
  10. Ensure and monitor that quality cooperative education and training is provided by stakeholders;
  11. Backstop provision of training to cooperative society members for promotion of production, processing, marketing, financing and investment of cooperative societies;
  12. Advise and collaborate with training institutions and other stakeholders on the development of cooperative training curricula;
  13. Establish track record data of cooperatives training service providers;
  14. Establish cooperative stakeholders’ fora for the purpose of discussing and agreeing on matters and challenges on cooperative training; and
  15. Collaborate with Sector Ministries, LGAs and other stakeholders in providing training on entrepreneurship skills development in cooperative societies, project and business plans preparations and implementation.