Ministry core functions are:-

• Policies on Education, Research, Library Services, Science, Technology, Innovation, Skills, Training Development and their implementation;
• Basic Education Development through Teachers Training Accreditation and Professional Development;
• Talents Identification and Development;
• Management of Folk Development Training;
• Management of National Qualification Framework;
• Skills Mapping and Development;
• Teachers’ Professional Standards Development;
• Schools Accreditation and Quality Assurance;
• Education Press Services;
• Promotion of Application of Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics;
• Development of Local Expertise in Science, Technology and Innovation;
• Research on Science and Technology;
• Performance Improvement and Development of Human Resources under this Ministry;
• Extra-Ministerial Departments, Parastatal Organizations, Agencies, Programmes and Projects under this Ministry.