Acronym List

4IR Fourth Industrial Revolution AET Adult Education and Training AGSA Auditor-General South Africa AMCU Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union APP Annual Performance Plan APR Annual Performance Report ARC Audit and Risk Committee ATR Annual Training Reports AQP Assessment Quality Partner B-BBEE Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment CCMA Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration CEO Chief Executive Officer ACEO Acting Chief Executive Officer CET Community Education and Training CFO Chief Financial Officer COO Chief Operating Officer CoS Centre of Specialisation COSATU Congress of South African Trade Unions CRM Customer Relationship Management CRMEO Chief Risk Monitoring and Evaluation Officer CSD Central Supplier Database CET Community Education and Training CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research DHET Department of Higher Education and Training DMRE Department of Mineral Resources and Energy DQP Development Quality Partner EMCS Executive Manager: Corporate Services EMSR Executive Manager: Stakeholder Relations ERP Enterprise Resource Planning ERRP Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan EXCO Executive Committee FET Further Education and Training FINCOM Finance Committee FLC Foundational Learning Competence GDP Gross Domestic Product MEDP Management and Executive Development Programme MHSA Mine Health and Safety Act M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MoA Memorandum of Agreement MoU Memorandum of Understanding MPRDA Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act MMS Mining and Minerals Sector MQA Mining Qualifications Authority NATED National Accredited Technical Education Diploma NCV National Certificate (Vocational) NEDLAC National Economic Development and Labour Council NEHAWU National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union NLRD National Learner Records Database NSA National Skills Authority NSDP National Skills Development Plan NSDS National Skills Development Strategy NSFAS National Student Financial Aid Scheme NUM National Union of Mineworkers NUMSA National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa OFO Organising Framework of Occupations OHS Occupational Health and Safety OQSF Occupational Qualifications SubFramework OTC Occupational Trades Convenor QA Quality Assurance QAP Quality Assurance Partner QDP Quality Development Partner PFMA Public Finance Management Act PWD People with Disabilities QAP Quality Assurance Partner QCTO Quality Council for Trades and Occupations

GRAP Generally Recognised Accounting Practice GSC Governance and Strategy Committee HDSA Historically Disadvantaged South African HEA Higher Education Act HET Higher Education and Training HR Human Resources HRD Human Resources Development HRREMCO Human Resources and Remunerations Committee HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning ICT Information and Communication Technology IT Information Technology ITIL Information Technology Infrastructure Library ITSC Information Technology Steering Committee KZN KwaZulu-Natal RPL Recognition of Prior Learning SAQA South African Qualifications Authority SARS South African Revenue Service SDA Skills Development Act SDF Skills Development Facilitator SDP Skills Development Providers SDR Skills Development and Research SETA Sector Education and Training Authority SLA Service-level Agreement SMME Small, Micro, Medium Enterprises SSP Sector Skills Plan TVET Technical, Vocational, Education and Training UASA United Association of South Africa Unisa University of South Africa UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply WSP Workplace Skills Plans