The mandate of the National Council for Technical Education as derived from Cap. 129 is three fold and may be summarized as below:

• Regulatory Function: to establish the regulatory framework for technical education and training, leading to quality assured qualifications;
• Quality Assurance Function: to assist technical institutions to improve and maintain the quality of the education they provide and to ensure that their programmes meet labour market demand, by guiding and monitoring their adherence to the regulatory framework; and
• Advisory Function:to advise both Government and technical institutions on the strategic development of technical education and training can be made.

These three aspects are interrelated and together make up the core functions of NACTE; a process leading to quality assured qualifications in technical education and training in our country.

Vision

An exemplary regulatory body to oversee the quality of Technical Education and Training for National socio-economic development.

Mission

To oversee the provision of quality Technical Education and Training, through registration and accreditation of tertiary non-university institutions, and advising the Government on development of quality technical education and training for the benefit of Tanzanians.

Objectives

The mission statement is translated into the following three main objectives:-
(a) To establish and maintain the regulatory framework for technical and vocational  technical education and training, leading to quality-assured qualifications;
(b) To assist technical  and vocational institutions to improve and maintain the quality of the education they provide and to ensure that their programmes meet labour market demands by guiding and monitoring their adherence to the regulatory framework; and
(c) To advise the Government on the strategic development of technical
and vocational education and training so that it can make informed decisions with regard to policymaking.