(e) to prepare and distribute to schools
information relating to the courses of study for candidates for the
recognised certificates, and information relating to eligibility to be granted
those certificates,
(f) to prepare and make available to schools curriculum
support materials,
(g) to develop or endorse syllabuses for courses of study
that are appropriate for students (including candidates for the
recognised certificates) who wish to continue at or return to school after the
normal school-leaving age (including on a part-time basis),
(h) to develop or
endorse, in consultation with the TAFE Commission, syllabuses for courses of
study that will enable schoolstudents to be granted credits by
TAFE establishments,
(i) to make such arrangements as may be necessary for
the conduct of examinations or other forms of assessment for candidates for
the recognised certificates and to regulate the conduct of those examinations
or other forms of assessment and the recording of candidates' achievements in
them,
(j) to prepare and distribute to schools information relating to the
conduct of examinations and other forms of assessment for candidates for the
recognised certificates,
(k) to recognise, for any of the purposes of this
Act, educational attainments obtained at educational institutions outside New
South Wales,
(l) to provide advice and guidance to schools concerning the
policies and practices of the Authority under this Act,
(m) to provide advice
and assistance to students, employers and the public concerning the nature and
content of courses of study for the recognised certificates (and the
assessment and reporting of candidates' achievements in those courses),
(n)
to monitor, by inspection of schools and otherwise, the application of its
policies in schools,
(o) to arrange for the development of appropriate
curriculum resources and other material to assist in the education of schoolstudents with an Aboriginal background,
(p) to develop curriculum resources
for use in the teaching of Aboriginal studies (including Aboriginal history
and culture),
(q) to promote the provision of education in schools that
adequately equips students to acquire a vocation and for their life in the
community,
(r) to advise the Minister in relation to the following matters--
(i) any changes to the requirements of Part 3 that the Authority considers
appropriate,
(iv)
the likely impact of any change in the Authority's policies (particularly in
relation to courses of study) on the overall planning, allocation or use of
educational resources in New South Wales,
(v) special arrangements for
students with special educational needs, including the approval of special
courses of study, the modification of requirements for the grant of the
recognised certificates and the grant of special records of achievement,
(vi)
any matter in relation to which the Minister requests the Authority's advice.
(3) The Authority, in the exercise of its functions under this Act, is to have
regard to the resources available for education in New South Wales schools.