The functions of the Institute are—
| (a) | to establish, develop, maintain and provide judicial education and professional training for judicial officers; |
| (b) | to provide entry level education and training for aspiring judicial officers to enhance their suitability for appointment to judicial office; |
| (c) | to conduct research into judicial education and professional training and to liaise with other judicial education and professional training institutions, persons and organisations in connection with the performance of its functions; |
| (d) | to promote, through education and training, the quality and efficiency of services provided in the administration of justice in the Republic; |
| (e) | to promote the independence, impartiality, dignity, accessibility and effectiveness of the courts; and |
| (f) | to render such assistance to foreign judicial institutions and courts as may be agreed upon by the Council. |
