The most important function is that of assisting students with their problems. In terms of academic excellence, CCU's Journalism Department Chairman Fang Lan-sheng feels that the popularity of the department is due to the challenge-oriented nature of the field.
每個大學都設有訓導處，它的主要功能，應是輔導學生增進個人的品德及參與團體活動的能力，還有就是協助他們解決生活及學習上的種種問題，所以訓導長王志文認為：「訓導處應像個服務性的社團。」