It is the vision of the Mining Qualifications Authority to have sufficient and appropriate knowledge and skills (applied competence) available in the Mining and Minerals Sector by providing technical and administrative support services to the Sector in an efficient and cost effective manner in order to contribute to:
the development- and transformation of the sector;
a safe, healthy, productive and competitive industry;
the promotion of access to quality education and training for all to participate in work and life;and
the redress of past inequalities in education and training.
The MOA operates a system which is informed and monitored by its stakeholders (the government, employers and trade unions) to deliver the following functions:
Facilitating the development of unit standards and qualifications for the sector;
Maintaining the quality\of standards, qualifications and learning provision;
Facilitating the development and implementation of a Sector Skills Plan;
Establishing, registering, administering and promoting Learnerships;
Disbursing grants from fhe skills development levies.
In order to successfully achieve the above, the MQA has established and maintains a Quality Management System based on the ISO 9001 :2000 standard, and will adhere to all other Statutory and Regulatory requirements, placed through Acts of Parliament.
We, the executive management team, commit ourselves to maintaining and improving the ISO 9001 :2000 quality management system implemented at the MQA.
In addition we will ensure that the employees of the MQA understand, implement and maintain the ISO 9001 :2000 quality management system requirements.
