- Policy and Control of Pre-Primary Education in katsina State.
- Approval, Regulation and Monitoring of Private, Pre-Primary, Primary, Post-Primary, Vocational and Technical Institutions.
- To draw up strategies, policies and plans for educational reform and development.
- Educational Technology with emphasis on Educational Broadcast and Audio-Visual Aids.
- Guidance and Counseling
- Schools Construction Programme
- Inspection of Private and Public Schools for quality control and educational standards
- Relations with the Nigeria Union of Teachers and similar Organizations in conjunction with the Office of the Special Adviser on Education
- State Committee on Implementation of the National Policy on Education (6-3-3-4)
- Supervision and Management of all Libraries and Schools of Family Support Programme.
- To take charge of the overall planning, coordination and management of all forms of education at various levels
- To promote all-round development of compulsory education and equitable education
- To lay down requirements for and basic documents for teaching in elementary education