text: *to conduct post-secondary, graduateship, diploma and certificate courses in the chemical sciences
  *to promote education in and application of chemistry at levels
  *to initiate research activities in collaboration with universities, industry and foreign institutions
  *to establish library facilities, including database access and technology information
  *to conduct refresher/in-service/training courses for scientists and teachers
  *to assist industry in product development, problem solving, quality improvement, and product diversification
  *to encourage staff exchange between the college and the universities/research institutes in Sri Lanka and overseas
  *to publish journals/monographs etc. to disseminate the latest know-how in the chemical sciences
  *to take any measures that may be necessary for the attainment of the educational goals of the institute