Functions
The NQA has the following legislative obligations: * To set up and administer a national qualifications framework * Set the occupational standards for any occupation, job, post or positions in any career structure * Set the curriculum standards for achieving the occupational standards * Promote the development of, or analyse, benchmarks of acceptable performance norms for any occupation, job or position * Accredit persons, institutions and organisations providing education and courses of instruction or training * Evaluate and recognise competencies learnt outside formal education * Be a forum on matters pertaining to qualifications * Establish facilities for the collection and dissemination of information in connection with matters pertaining to qualifications * Enquire into whether any particular qualification meets the national standards * Advise any person, body, institution, organisation or interest group on matters pertaining to qualifications and national standards for qualifications.References
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