South Australian Consolidated Acts

TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ACT 2008 - SECT 7

7—Functions of Minister

The Minister has the following functions under this Act:

            (a)         to establish priorities and workforce development strategies to meet the State's current and future work skills needs in conjunction with industry, commerce, employee representatives and governments;

            (b)         to manage—

                  (i)         the State's system of vocational education and training and adult community education by allocating resources within the State on a program and geographic basis; and

                  (ii)         the State's system of higher education (other than that delivered by a State university), vocational education and training and adult community education through planning and regulating the provision of public and private training; and

                  (iii)         the State's role as part of an integrated national system of education and training;

            (c)         as the State Training Authority under the Skilling Australia's Workforce Act 2005 of the Commonwealth;

            (d)         any other function assigned to the Minister under this or any other Act or that the Minister considers appropriate.