The Commission has various tools and guidelines to guide the day-to-day quality assurance operations of university education in Tanzania. Currently, the Commission has approved and operationalise key quality assurance benchmarks:
- Handbook for Standards and Guidelines for University Education in Tanzania – 3rd Edition
 - University Qualifications Framework (UQF)
 - Practical Training Framework
 - Guidelines for Online and Blended Delivery Modes of Courses for University Institutions in Tanzania
 - Standards and Guidelines for Postgraduate Studies, Research and Innovation
 - Guidelines for Conducting Tracer Studies by University Institutions in Tanzania
 - Principles and Guidelines for Licensing Overseas Student Recruitment Agencies and Issuance of A No Objection Certificate
 - Principles and Guidelines for Evaluation of Foreign Awards and Recognition of Qualifications
 - Evaluation of Foreign Awards and Recognition of Qualifications: Appeal Procedures
 - Procedures for admission of applicants holding foreign qualifications into academic programmes in universities in Tanzania
 - Training Programme for Preparing University Leaders in Tanzania