Section 5: Functions of Council

5. Functions of Council The functions of the Council shall be to— (a) advise the Minister on the formulation of human resource development policies and strategies; (b) establish linkages between the education and training systems and the workplace; (c) provide a forum for constant dialogue and consensus building among stakeholders on all matters relating to human resource development; (d) take appropriate measures to reduce the mismatch between demand and supply of human resource; (e) commission research in the field of human resource development; (f) encourage employers to invest in the training of their employees with a view to upgrading their skills and acquiring new skills; (g) initiate and monitor studies on the relevance and impact of training activities in relation to the socio-economic development of the country; (h) promote knowledge management and benchmarking at enterprise and national levels with a view to improving the effectiveness of human resource development; (i) identify and monitor the implementation of appropriate skills development and apprenticeship schemes and programmes; (j) monitor the participation of employers, employees, and job seekers in training schemes and programmes; (k) develop schemes for retraining and multi-skilling; (l) provide incentives for training institutions to acquire and upgrade their equipment and facilities; (m) manage the National Training Fund; and (n) perform such other functions as are necessary to further the objects of the Council.