| (a) | generate education and training standards and qualifications in the mining industry; |
| (b) | propose education and training standards and qualifications to bodies registered with the South African Qualifications Authority and responsible for developing education and training standards; |
| (c) | monitor and audit achievements in terms of those standards and qualifications; |
| (d) | accredit providers, assessors and moderators of education and training in the mining industry; |
| (e) | analyse and prioritise education and training needs in the mining industry and recommend on the provision of such education and training; |
| (f) | promote a culture of learning in the mining industry; |
| (g) | assure the quality of education and training in the mining industry, without itself being a provider of education and training; |
| (h) | facilitate strategic human resources development planning in the mining industry; |
| (i) | liaise with the South African Qualifications Authority, or other bodies, persons or institutions concerned with or directly affected by education and training in the mining industry; |
| (j) | keep a record of learning for people in the mining industry; |
| (k) | perform any other function required by the South African Qualifications Authority in terms of the Authority's registration or accreditation; and |
| (l) | perform any other function that must be performed by the Authority in terms of this Act or any other applicable law. |
| (2) | The Authority may perform any other function that may be performed by the Authority in terms of this Act or any other applicable law. |
[Sections 46(1)(c), (d) and (e) determine the advisory functions of the Authority. Section 46(5) requires that, in performing its functions, the Authority must comply with the policies and criteria formulated by the South African Qualifications Authority in terms of section 5(1)(a)(ii) of the SAQA Act.]
