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The Minister shall not recognise an applicant organisation in respect of any industry unless satisfied, having consulted the qualifications authority and having had regard to the matters specified in section 7 of this Act, that the organisation (either alone, or as 1 of 2 or more recognised organisations acting in respect of training relevant to all their industries) can effectively and efficiently—
(a) Set for the industry in respect of which the organisation wishes to be recognised (or that industry and the other industry or industries concerned) skill standards that the qualifications authority is likely to be prepared to register; and
(b) Develop arrangements for the delivery of industry training that will enable trainees to attain those standards, including arrangements (being arrangements likely to be acceptable to the qualifications authority) for—
(i) The monitoring of the training so as to ensure that it enables trainees to attain those standards; and
(ii) The assessing of trainees and of the extent to which they have in fact attained those standards
; and
(c) provide leadership within the industry on matters relating to skill and training needs by—
(i) identifying current and future skill needs; and
(ii) developing strategic training plans to assist the industry to meet those needs; and
(iii) promoting training that will meet those needs to employers and employees; and
(d) develop arrangements for the collective representation of employees in the governance of the organisation.
The heading to section 6 was amended, as from 1 January 2003, by section 20 Industry Training Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 51) by substituting the word “Commission”
for the word “Board”
.
The heading to section 6 was amended, as from 1 January 2004, by section 6(1)Industry Training Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 51) by substituting the words “Minister must”
for the words “Commission to”
.
Section 6 (that part before paragraph (a)) was amended, as from 1 January 2003, by section 20Industry Training Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 51) by substituting the word “Commission”
for the word “Board”
.
Section 6 (that part before paragraph (a)) was amended, as from 1 January 2004, by section 6(2)Industry Training Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 51) by substituting the word “Minister”
for the word “Commission”
.
Paragraph (b) was amended, as from 1 January 2003, by section 6(3) Industry Training Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 51) by inserting the expression “; and”
.
Paragraphs (c) and (d) were inserted, as from 1 January 2003, by section 6(3) Industry Training Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 51).