The Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) is a Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) for the mining and minerals sector. In support of national initiatives to promote skills development within the sector the MQA will embark on a series of roadshows during the months of January and February 2010 where various projects and their objectives will also be discussed.

 

The MQA would like to invite its stakeholders in the mining and minerals sector to attend the roadshows.

 

The roadshows will be hosted in the areas listed below:

 

DATE	PROVINCE	AREA	VENUE	TIME
26 January 2010	North West	Rusternburg	Hunters Rest Hotel	09H30-12H30
29 January 2010	Limpopo	Polokwane	Bolivia Lodge	09H30-12H30
03 February 2010
Date Title 10 May 13 2013-2014 MANDATORY GRANT SUBMISSIONS 05 Apr 13 MANDATORY GRANT SUBMISSIONS FOR 2013- 2014 (WSPs AND ATRs) 07 Mar 13 INVITATION TO THE MQA STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT FORUMS 06 Mar 13 MQA FUNDING POLICY: 2013-2014 22 Feb 13 MQA-CSMI FUNDED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED FOR SHEQ RELATED SHORT COURSES 18 Feb 13 INVITATION TO SERVICE PROVIDERS TO REGISTER ON THE MQA SUPPLIER DATABASE 07 Feb 13 APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR GRADUATE PILOT COURSE IN MARKET RESEARCH & COMMERCIAL JEWELLERY DESIGN AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 10 Dec 12 NEW MQA SWITCHBOARD NUMBER 22 Oct 12 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MQA DISCRETIONARY GRANTS (2012-2013) 04 Oct 12 NOMINATION OF ABET PRACTITIONERS FOR ABET PRACTITIONER CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 04 Oct 12 INVITATION TO THE 2012 ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE 03 Sep 12 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THE MINING AND MINERALS SECTOR 17 Aug 12 INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY 2012 27 Jul 12 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: FUNDING FOR DISCRETIONARY GRANTS ALLOCATIONS 25 Jul 12 DHET SCARCE SKILLS LIST 02 Jul 12 WSP-ATR DEADLINE: 30 JUNE 2012 20 Jun 12 INVITATION TO THE MQA DISABILITY WORKSHOP 23 May 12 MQA ACCREDITED TRAINING PROVIDERS LIST BEING UPDATED 23 Apr 12 INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN MQA TECHNICAL REFERENCE GROUPS (TRGs) 23 Feb 12 CALL FOR COMPANIES TO APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MQA HET INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME FOR 2012 - 2013 17 Feb 12 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR MQA DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FOR 2012 - 2013 16 Feb 12 INVITATION TO THE MQA WORKSHOPS ON WSP - ATR / MANDATORY GRANT APPLICATION 20 Jan 12 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMMES IN THE MMS 20 Jan 12 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE HDSA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN THE MINING AND MINERALS SECTOR 16 Jan 12 INVITATION TO THE MQA 2012 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT FORUMS 14 Oct 11 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE CERTIFIED ENGINEER/MANAGER WORKING GROUPS 19 Sep 11 CALL FOR THE QCTO NOMINATIONS: SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY OF EXPERT PRACTICE PROCESS TO DEVELOP OCCUPATIONAL ARTISAN QUALIFICATIONS 12 Sep 11 INVITATION TO SERVE ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE MINING QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 31 Aug 11 INVITATION TO THE ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE (ACC) 2011 26 Aug 11 MQA SKILLS AUDIT PROJECT LAUNCHED AT THE NATIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR FORUM ON 24 AUGUST 2011 11 Aug 11 INVITATION TO THE NATIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR (SDF) FORUM: SKILLS AUDIT 14 Jul 11 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MQA DISCRETIONARY GRANT FOR FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING COMPETENCE (FLC) PILOT PROJECT FOR 2011 - 2012 09 Jun 11 INVITATION TO SERVE ON THE REMUNERATION COMMITTEE (REMCO) OF THE MINING QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 09 May 11 INVITATION TO THE WORKSHOP FOR LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES 29 Apr 11 APPLICATIONS: SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THE MINING AND MINERALS SECTOR TO ASSIST THE MQA IN CONDUCTING QUALITY ASSURANCE AUDITS 20 Apr 11 UPDATED MQA POLICIES: CERTIFICATION POLICY, POLICY ON ACCREDITATION OF TRAINING PROVIDERS 31 Mar 11 SECTOR SKILLS PLAN (SSP) FOR THE MINING AND MINERALS SECTOR (2011 - 2016) 31 Mar 11 THE ORGANISING FRAMEWORK FOR OCCUPATIONS (OFO) 07 Feb 11 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FOR 2011 - 2012 26 Jan 11 THE NATIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (NSDS) III 21 Dec 10 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE MQA/UIF ARTISAN LEARNERSHIPS GRANTS (RETRENCHED & UNEMPLOYED LEARNERS) 13 Dec 10 INVITATION TO THE MQA STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT FORUMS 01 Dec 10 SUBMISSION OF ARTISAN LEARNERSHIP AGREEMENTS FOR 2010 - 2011 11 Nov 10 INVITATION TO THE MQA NATIONAL SDF FORUM ON 24 NOVEMBER 2010 08 Sep 10 INVITATION TO THE MQA MINING FORUM/INDABA TO BE HELD AT SUNNYSIDE PARK HOTEL - 01 OCTOBER 2010 16 Aug 10 INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY 2010: CELEBRATING ABET IN THE MINING AND MINERALS SECTOR 26 Jul 10 CHAIRPERSON'S COMMUNIQUE: DISCRETIONARY GRANT ALLOCATIONS FOR 2010-2011 03 Jun 10 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MQA DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FOR 2010 - 2011 (TARGETING LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES) 21 May 10 FINAL WSP-ATR EXCEL TEMPLATES FOR MEDIUM & LARGE, SMALL ORGANISATIONS NOW AVAILABLE 04 May 10 NEW MQA FUNDING POLICY FOR 01 APRIL 2010 - 31 MARCH 2011 19 Apr 10 DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FOR 2010 - 2011: APPLICATION FORMS NOW AVAILABLE 15 Mar 10 URGENT: OUTSTANDING GRANTS FOR LEARNERSHIPS 24 Feb 10 INVITATION TO THE SDF WORKSHOPS FOR 2010 19 Feb 10 CUT-OFF DATE FOR REGISTRATION OF LEARNERS (DISCRETIONARY GRANTS) 05 Feb 10 INVITATION TO THE 15TH MQA ACCREDITED TRAINING PROVIDERS FORUM - 05 MARCH 2010 05 Feb 10 INVITATION FOR FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING COMPETENCE (FLC) FACILITATOR TRAINING 19 Jan 10 INVITATION TO REGISTER TO ATTEND THE MQA 2010 NATIONAL ROADSHOWS 22 Dec 09 INVITATION TO MANAGE THE MQA SME VOUCHER SCHEME PROJECT 19 Nov 09 SDF FORUM 17 NOVEMBER 2009 17 Nov 09 WORK SKILLS PLAN & ANNUAL TRAINING REPORT FOR 2010 - 2011: EXCEL TEMPLATES 13 Nov 09 MINING APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE: CRITERIA FOR SECTION 28 APPLICATIONS & APPRENTICES 02 Nov 09 SDFs IN THE MINING & MINERALS SECTOR: INVITATION TO THE NATIONAL SDF FORUM 23 Oct 09 OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR (OQDF) NOMINATIONS 16 Oct 09 SPECIAL NOTICE FROM THE MQA CEO: LOOPING BULK EMAILS 12 Oct 09 2009 - 2010 DISCRETIONARY FUNDS ALLOCATION: APPLICATION FORM 08 Oct 09 THE TRAINING LAYOFF SCHEME FOR THE MINING AND MINERALS SECTOR: AN ALTERNATIVE TO RETRENCHMENTS 23 Sep 09 INVITATION TO THE SPECIAL MQA NATIONAL SDF FORUM ON THE TRAINING LAY-OFF SCHEME 15 Sep 09 SECTOR SKILLS PLAN FOR THE MINING AND MINERALS SECTOR (2005 - 2010) 18 Aug 09 INVITATION TO INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY 2009 (ABET) 14 Aug 09 RETRENCHMENTS IN THE MINING AND MINERALS SECTOR-FINAL REPORT 07 Aug 09 INVITATION TO REGISTER TO ATTEND THE 2009 MQA ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE (ACC) 10 Jul 09 SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS: CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS EXTENDED TO 17 JULY 2009 03 Jul 09 URGENT NOTIFICATION-MANDATORY GRANT SUBMISSIONS 02 Jul 09 DEADLINE EXTENDED: APPLICATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL GOOD PRACTICE IN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AWARDS 29 May 09 RETRENCHMENT IN THE MINING AND MINERALS SECTOR RESEARCH 28 May 09 MQA SME VOUCHER APPLICATION FORM 21 May 09 INVITATION TO SDFs IN THE MINING & MINERALS SECTOR: SDF NATIONAL FORUM ON 3 JUNE 2009 19 May 09 WSP-ATR 2009-2010 FINAL TEMPLATES & GUIDELINES AVAILABLE 07 May 09 DISCRETIONARY GRANT ALLOCATIONS FOR 2009 – 2010 15 Apr 09 CALL FOR COMMENTS: MINISTERIAL COMMITTE ON ADULT EDUCATION & TRAINING GREEN PAPER 08 Apr 09 NEW PROCESS FOR REGISTRATION OF SDFs ON MQA-I-SHARE 08 Apr 09 INVITATION TO THE SME-SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME WORKSHOP 10 Feb 09 SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FACILITATOR WORKSHOPS FOR 2009 06 Feb 09 LEARNERSHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP DISCRETIONARY GRANTS FOR 2008-2009 06 Feb 09 MQA NATIONAL ROADSHOWS FOR 2009 02 Feb 09 EXTENSION FOR LEARNERSHIP GRANTS 2009 - 2010 30 Jan 09 2009 - 2010 DISCRETIONARY GRANTS 30 Jan 09 LAUNCH OF MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY LEADERSHIP SUMMIT AGREEMENT 21 Jan 09 INVITATION: WORKSHOP ON JEWELLERY INDUSTRY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 15 Jan 09 JOINT MQA & NSF ARTISAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT-EMPLOYER APPLICATIONS 15 Jan 09 JOINT MQA & NSF ARTISAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT-UNEMPLOYED LEARNER APPLICATIONS 09 Dec 08 THE MQA SKILLS AUDIT COLLOQUIUM 2008 PROGRAMME & PRESENTATIONS 08 Dec 08 MQA OFO WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS FOR NOVEMBER 2008 26 Nov 08 MIS ON-SITE TRAINING SCHEDULE AT MQA OFFICES EXTENDED UNTIL 03 DECEMBER 2008 21 Nov 08 INVITATION FOR APPLICATIONS: GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (GDP) 18 Nov 08 MQA SKILLS AUDIT COLLOQUIUM ON THE 4TH OF DECEMBER 2008 30 Oct 08 ACCESS ON THE MQA DATABASE (MQA-I-SHARE) 29 Oct 08 MIS OFF-SITE TRAININING SCHEDULE 23 Oct 08 EXTENSION OF DATE FOR INPUTS INTO ABET COUNTRY REPORT 23 Oct 08 MQA ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE (ACC) 2008 19 Sep 08 MQA BOARD DECISION ON RECOGNITION OF TECHNICAL MATRIC FOR TRADE TESTING 19 Sep 08 FORMATION OF WORKPLACE ADULT EDUCATION & TRAINING (ABET) FORUM (WAF) AND PREPARATION OF CONFETIA VI 15 Sep 08 QUALITY COUNCIL FOR TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS (QCTO) INCLUDING WORKSHOP PRESENTATION 09 Sep 08 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS) 21 Aug 08 EVALUATION OF THE APPROPRIATENESS OF VARIOUS DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVE GRANTS AVAILABLE TO THE MINING & MINERALS SECTOR 14 Aug 08 REVISED SERVICES AND CHARGES FOR CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION AND RE-ISSUES 04 Aug 08 DRAFT NATIONAL SCARCE AND CRITICAL SKILLS LIST-COMPARISON 2006-07 WITH 2007-08 25 Jul 08 GOOD PRACTICE IN SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AWARDS 12 Jun 08 THE MQA PRACTICAL TRAINING SCHEME: HOST EMPLOYERS 05 Jun 08 THE ORGANISING FRAMEWORK FOR OCCUPATIONS (OFO) 05 Jun 08 WSP-ATR 2008-2009 SUBMISSION (WITH RELEVANT DOCUMENTS) 02 Jun 08 THE MQA GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, GDP (2): HOST EMPLOYERS 02 Jun 08 THE MQA GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, GDP (2): CANDIDATES 23 May 08 WSP-ATR DATANET USER MANUAL 08 May 08 MQA SCARCE AND CRITICAL SKILLS GUIDE 27 Mar 08 DRAFT LEGISLATION: EDUCATION AND LABOUR ACTS 13 Mar 08 MQA 2008 NATIONAL ROADSHOWS 27 Feb 08 ATR-WSP 2008-2009 TEMPLATE, GUIDELINES 18 Jan 08 2008-2009 GRANT APPLICATION FORMS 14 Dec 07 LEARNERSHIP GRANTS CUT-OFF DATE FOR 2007-2008 FINANCIAL YEAR 13 Dec 07 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW LEARNERSHIP REGULATIONS 13 Dec 07 DoE DECISION REGARDING CONTINUED DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT OF NATED COURSES 13 Dec 07 MQA NATIONAL ROADSHOW 2008 27 Nov 07 CALL FOR NOMINATION FOR TRG 14 UNDERGROUND HARDROCK MINING 27 Nov 07 CONTINUATION OF BURSARY AND PRACTICAL TRAINING SCHEME 06 Nov 07 INVITATION TO ALL JEWELLERY MANUFACTURING AND DIAMOND PROCESSING COMPANIES TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL LEARNERSHIP GRANT ALLOCATIONS FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR 2007-2008 ENDING 31 MARCH 2008 02 Nov 07 POLICING OF MINES SAFETY TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH 03 Sep 07 INVITATION TO THE MQA ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE (ACC) 2007 ON WEDNESDAY, 31 OCTOBER 2007 AT EMPERORS PALACE, JOHANNESBURG 02 Jul 07 HARMONY GOLD MINES EVANDER GRADUATION CEREMONY BEARS TESTIMONY TO SUPPORT FOR ABET DELIVERY IN THE SECTOR 22 May 06 National Skills Development Strategy 23 Jan 06 UPTAKE OF ABET STILL A CHALLENGE WITHIN THE MINING AND MINERALS SECTOR 01 Jan 00 01 Jan 00 01 Jan 00 01 Jan 00 01 Jan 00