Mining Qualifications Authority

Overview

The mission of the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) is to ensure that the mining and minerals sector has sufficient competent people who will improve health and safety, employment equity, and increase productivity standards.

The Authority’s strategic objectives are to: promote efficient and effective governance and administration; improve skills development planning and decision-making through research; promote work-based skills development to support transformation in the mining and minerals sector; facilitate access to occupationally-directed learning programmes for the unemployed; support community training initiatives to access economic opportunities; and ensure the delivery of quality learning programmes in the mining and minerals sector.

Overseeing Department/Entity

• Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)