To consider and administer applications for registrations;
To maintain the Register of Engineers and Technicians;
To issue practising certificates to registered persons and to cancel or suspend such certificates;
To ensure that constituent bodies have adequate procedures to enforce ethical practice and discipline among Engineers and Technicians registered under the Engineering Council Act;
To encourage cooperation between constituent bodies in matters of common interest;
To take such steps as appear to Council to be necessary or desirable to advance the standing and effectiveness of the engineering profession in Zimbabwe;
To promote the view of the engineering profession on national, regional and international issues;
To evaluate, monitor and uphold the standards of qualifying criteria or examinations, courses and training set or offered by constituent bodies;
To encourage manpower development to meet the requirements of the engineering profession in Zimbabwe
To provide for the accreditation of universities/college based courses.
Section 2 : Subject to the Act for the better execution of its functions, the Council shall have power to do or cause to be done either by itself or through its agents all or any of the things specified above either absolutely or conditionally and either solely or jointly with others.