• To award scholarships to needy but brilliant students in second cycle institutions based on merit and hardship.
• To offer scholarships training in government priority areas for qualified Ghanaians workers in foreign tertiary institutions.

• To offer bursaries for post graduate training locally in public tertiary institutions.
• To strengthen the human resource capacity and provide a conducive working environment for the Secretariat.
• To increase equitable access to and participation in quality education at all levels. To bridge the gender gap to access to education.