The functions of the Council are,  

(a) to advise the Minister responsible for Education  

(i) on matters relating to the professional standing and status of teachers and

(ii) on teacher education, including the provision of facilities for in-service training, and the employment of teachers;

(b) to recommend to the Minister professional standard required for the registration of teachers,

(c)   to periodically review professional practice and ethical standards for teachers and teaching;

(d) to register teachers after they have satisfied the appropriate conditions for  initial licensing and issue the appropriate licence;

(e) to review, through its disciplinary committees, appeal cases of professional  misconduct and confirm, vary or rescind the decision of the district disciplinary committee:

(f) to confirm; vary or rescind a decision of the district disciplinary committee;

(g) to revoke a teachers lincence to teach after establishing a case of grave professional misconduct;

(h) to give approval for the suspension of a teacher from teaching after satisfying itself that the teacher has contravened laid down regulations governing the professional conduct of teachers, and

(i) to approve the re-registration of a suspended teacher who has served the suspension and has been recommended for re-registration by the district disciplinary committee.