To provide technical and professional assistance, when necessary, to ensure the viability and growth of cooperatives with special concern for agrarian reform, fishery and economically depressed sectors.

To facilitate the registration of all cooperatives and their federations and unions with Cooperative Development Authority, including their division, merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation.

To require all cooperatives to submit a copy of their duly audited annual financial statements and general information sheets.

To assist the cooperatives in arranging for financial and other forms of assistance to strengthen their viability and autonomy.

To assist cooperatives in establishing linkages with government agencies, cooperative unions and federations, the academe and non-government organizations involved in the promotion and integration of the concept of cooperatives in the livelihood of the people and other community activities.

To assist cooperatives in the development and implementation of risk management plans and business continuity plans as a response to anticipated or unexpected man-made and natural calamities and disasters, to aid in their survival and subsequent rehabilitation.

To identify groups, sectors or communities that can be organized into cooperatives.

To provide assistance to prospective cooperatives in the conduct of the required pre-registration seminar and/or pre-membership education seminar and in the preparation of required documents for registration.