Amended Skills Development Act

(1)           The functions of the National Skills Authority are –

(a)          to advise the Minister on –

(i)             a national skills development policy;

(ii)           a national skills development strategy;

(iii)          guidelines on the implementation of the national skills development strategy;

(iv)         the allocation of subsidies from the National Skills Fund; and

(v)           any regulations to be made;

(b)          to liaise with SETAs on –

(i)             the national skills development policy;

(ii)           the national skills development strategy; and

(iii)          sector skills plans;

(c)           to report to the Minister in the prescribed manner on the progress made in the implementation of the national skills development strategy;

(d)          to conduct investigations on any matter arising out of the application of this Act; and

(e)          to exercise any other powers and perform any other duties conferred or imposed on the Authority by this Act.

(2)           For the purposes of investigations referred to in subsection (1) (d), the Authority has the prescribed powers of entry and to question and inspect.

(3)           The Authority must perform its functions in accordance with this Act and its constitution.