The Universities Act, 1985 gives mandate to the Commission to coordinate education and training courses offered in post secondary school institutions for purposes of higher education and university admission. In this respect, the Commission developed and caused the publication in the Kenya Gazette the Universities (Co-ordination of Post Secondary School Institutions for University Education) Rules, 2004.

These 2004 Universities Rules provide for:

1. Validation of academic programmes of post secondary school institutions by the Commission.
   
   
2. Granting authority to a post secondary school institution, whose programme has been validated, to collaborate with other institutions or universities for purposes of offering such programmes of those institutions or universities.
   
   
3. Preparation by the Commission of course standards for co-ordination of programmes of post secondary school institutions.
   
   
4. Continuous evaluation of performance and supervision by the Commission of post secondary institutions that have been granted certificates of validation or have been authorized to collaborate.