(1) Whether his department is co-ordinating with other state departments to ascertain the skills shortage in the country; if not, why not; (2) whether his department is taking the skills shortage into account when (a) issuing bursaries and (b) allocating National Student Financial Aid Scheme funding; (3) whether his department, in view of the perceived overabundance of graduates in certain fields where there is no skills shortage, is co-ordinating with the Department of Basic Education to advise learners on the issue of skills shortage and guide them to take up career choices in scarce skills?