The FTE is one of the country´s Higher Education Institutions for Technical Education. It runs a total of 30 institutes. The study duration is composed of 2 full years of secondary education aiming at educating technicians in technology, medicine, agriculture, administration and applied art specialisations. 4 technical colleges offer a Bs. tech. and some post-secondary schools prepare engineers for the electronic, mechanical and chemical industries and advanced professional technicians in health services. The FTE is a formal education institution which has its own personality and an independent entity like any other Iraqi university.

The FTE also offers regular training programmes for its graduate students, its teaching and technical staff and society sectors. It also arranges special training programmes, both short and long-terms, according to the demands of other institutions inside and outside the country.