{"id":2211,"date":"2024-02-23T16:07:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T16:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grsoftsolution.com\/ohcs\/?page_id=2211"},"modified":"2024-04-10T22:01:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T22:01:04","slug":"praad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grsoftsolution.com\/ohcs\/departments\/praad\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Records and Archives Administration Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2211\" class=\"elementor elementor-2211\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252617a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"252617a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-994611b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"994611b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-center text5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/praad.gov.gh\/\">\u00a0Go to website<\/a><\/p><p><strong>MANDATE<\/strong><\/p><p>As mandated by the PRAAD Act 535 of 1997, the Department is responsible for managing records in all public institutions from creation to disposition and any other duties that would enhance the preservation of public records.<\/p><p><strong>VISION<\/strong><\/p><p>The vision of the Department is \u201cA department with professional excellence in records and archival management\u201d<\/p><p><strong>MISSION<\/strong><\/p><p>To preserve Ghana&#8217;s collective memory, provide public access by facilitating and overseeing the efficient management of records of all Public institutions and the Private sector using competent staff and modern technology.<\/p><p><strong>OBJECTIVES<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Establish effective records management systems in both the public and Private sectors of the country.<\/li><li>Provide quality services to users through the development of well trained and committed human resources in PRAAD.<\/li><li>Ensure quality services to users through the provision of effective support systems.<\/li><li>Preserve, conserve, and develop archives and to prepare finding aids for records in custody.<\/li><li>Enhance PRAAD\u2019s capacity to deliver services in the regions by establishing fully functional regional offices.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>CORE VALUES<\/strong><\/p><p>Our core value is to deliver quality records and archival services by ensuring &#8211;<\/p><ul><li>Professionalism<\/li><li>Excellence<\/li><li>Integrity<\/li><li>Confidentiality<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-427510a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"427510a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"Functions1\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grsoftsolution.com\/ohcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024_02_13_15_12_IMG_5848-1.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-9\"><div class=\"textarea\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642c31b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"642c31b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">Mr. Gregory Septimus Setse<\/div><div class=\"content\">Ag. Head of PRAAD<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b66a5e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b66a5e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-center\"><strong>FUNCTIONS<\/strong><\/h3><p>In consonance to this the Department\u2019s function is to &#8211;\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Ensure that public offices, Institutions and individuals who create and maintain records follow good record practices.<\/li><li>Establish and implement procedures for the timely disposal of public records of no continuing value.<\/li><li>Advise on best practices and establish national standards in records keeping as well as building capacity in records and archival management in the public and private sectors.<\/li><li>Establish and implement procedures for the transfer of public records of permanent value for preservation in the national archives or other archival repositories as may be designated under the Act.<\/li><li>Perform any function conferred on the national archives under any other existing enactment.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d1b73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6d1b73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-center\"><strong>UNITS<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"departments-list-part\"><ul><li>Records Management Division<\/li><li>Archives Division<\/li><li>Training And Research Division<\/li><li>HR\/Administration<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cdf322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cdf322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Records Management Division<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Records Office Unit<\/li><li>Electronic Records Management Unit<\/li><li>Review Unit<\/li><li>Records Centre<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Archives Division<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Reference<\/li><li>Editorial<\/li><li>Preservation Services Branch<\/li><li>Reprographic<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>HR\/Administration<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Security<\/li><li>Procurement\/Stores<\/li><li>Finance Unit<\/li><li>IT<\/li><li>Internal Audit<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b112b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59b112b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-center\"><strong>Contact Information<\/strong><\/h3><div class=\"row contact-info\"><div class=\"col-md-4\"><div class=\"history-team\"><div class=\"title\">0302955039<\/div><p>Reception<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4\"><div class=\"history-team\"><div class=\"title\">info@praad.gov.gh<\/div><p>General Information<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-md-4\"><div class=\"history-team\"><div class=\"title\">clientservice@praad.gov.gh<\/div><p>Client service<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5d1ea elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e5d1ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/praad.gov.gh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Go to website MANDATE As mandated by the PRAAD Act 535 of 1997, the Department is responsible for managing records in all public institutions from creation to disposition and any other duties that would enhance the preservation of public records. 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