Skills Development and Research
The main role of the Skills Development and Research Unit is to:
- Manage the registration of MQA organisations
- Manage the Workplace Skills Plan (WSP)-Annual Training Report (ATR)/Mandatory Grant submissions, evaluation and approvals
- Register and support Skills Development Facilitators (SDFs) and supporting Skills Development Committees (SDCs)
- Manage the occupational profiles within the mining and minerals sector and the updating of the Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO)
- Develop the Sector Skills Plan (SSP) including the identification of scarce skills
- Manage research projects