The Mining Qualifications Authority extends an invitation to all its stakeholders to attend the Stakeholder Engagement Forums during the months of November and December 2022, hosted under the theme “Heightening Engagements With Our Stakeholders”.
The purpose of the forums is to engage with our stakeholders and to communicate various messages from the MQA.
During these sessions, various MQA staff members will present elements related to the various business units of the MQA.
The messaging will comprise of amongst others:
- Governance
- Regulation and legislation changes
- Management Information Systems
- Discretionary Grants projects
- Performance information
- Discretionary Grants Application Window
Attendees will also be guided on how to access the organisation’s staff, programmes, and services.
Event’s Target Audience
- MQA Board and Committee Members
- Executive representatives from employers
- Regional representatives from Organised Labour
- Beneficiaries of various MQA programmes
- Ex mine workers
- Small-scale miners
- Human Resources Development staff
- Representatives from various government departments
- Training providers including Skills Development Facilitators/assessors/moderators
- Representatives from Technical Vocational Education and Training colleges
- Representatives from Community Education and Training colleges
- Representatives from universities
- Representatives from the Department of Higher Education and Training
- Representatives from the Mine Health and Safety Council
- Potential partners
- Community-based organisations/non-governmental organisations
- Private providers
- Members of Provincial Skills Development Forums
Registration Details
Delegates are required to register for attendance by sending an e-mail to the email addresses indicated on the below table per Province depending on their location:
| Date | Province | Area | Venue | Time | E-mail Address to RSVP |
| 21/11/2022 | Limpopo | Polokwane | Bolivia Lodge | 09H30-13H30 | ObedN@mqa.org.za/TebatsoM@mqa.org.za |
| 22/11/2022 | Mpumalanga | Witbank | Visit Vakasha Guest House | 09H30-13H30 | EricaR@mqa.org.za/BeneleS@mqa.org.za |
| 24/11/2022 | North West | Rustenburg | Kedar Country Lodge | 09H30-13H30 | SeipatiR@mqa.org.za |
| 25/11/2022 | Free State | Welkom | Welkom Inn | 09H30-13H30 | SeipatiR@mqa.org.za |
| 28/11/2022 | Western Cape | Cape Town | **CANCELLED | 09H30-13H30 | NandiphaE@mqa.org.za |
| 30/11/2022 | Northern Cape | Kathu | Gamagara Civic Hall | 09H30-13H30 | SalmaS@mqa.org.za |
| 02/12/2022 | KwaZulu Natal | Durban | CANCELLED | 09H30-13H30 | SabeloM@mqa.org.za/LynetteS@mqa.org.za/RosinahC@mqa.org.za |
| 05/12/2022 | Eastern Cape | East London | **CANCELLED | 09H30-13H30 | NandiphaE@mqa.org.za |
| 07/12/2022 | Gauteng | Central | ANEW Hotel Parktonian | 09H30-13H30 | ThabitaM@mqa.org.za |
**STAKEHOLDERS IN THE EASTERN CAPE AND WESTERN CAPE PROVINCES CAN ATTEND THE VIRTUAL SESSION OF THE NORTHERN CAPE EVENT VIA THIS LINK: https://tinyurl.com/yuchtxnt
Please note: The MQA will not be responsible for transport and accommodation arrangements to these events.
Enquiries
For further enquiries, please contact the following persons:
- Ms Manini Mbele, 060 546 9197, e-mail ManiniM@mqa.org.za
- Ms Nomaswazi Malinga, 083 234 4623, e-mail NomaswzaiM@mqa.org.za
- Ms Thabita Mashale, 082 873 8127, e-mail ThabitaM@mqa.org.za