The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is now an established organization having been born in April 2012.During its years of existence it has carried out work in aligning tertiary education and training institutions with the terms of the Tertiary Education Act (TEA) of 2011

Our Roles

TEC’s role is to ensure that :

• Educational standards are maintained,
• National policies are implemented
• A Regulatory framework for the tertiary sector is created.

As per the law which set up the Commission, TEC’s work has three main roles: 

• A regulatory role: It holds providers and their owners accountable for the implementation of regulations and policies.
• A recommending role: It will formulate proposals for the development of tertiary education for submission to the appropriate authority/ies.
• An advisory role: It will advise the Minister on the preparation of further legislation on tertiary education.