NAPTOSA was concerned that many schools would not be able to afford electricity once the latest Eskom tariffs were applied. There was a need to look at measures to assist schools in respect of these electricity tariff hikes. The relationship between schools and the various municipalities varied from municipality to municipality. Schools were not likely to be able to afford the latest electricity tariff hikes. Overall, NAPTOSA could report that there had been very little challenges in respect of school readiness for the Province. The union had embarked on the training of teachers on the CAPS programme (especially on content). There was a concern from NAPTOSA that teacher training seemed to have become increasingly the responsibility of the unions. The union reported that there had been pockets of training that occurred in 2012, though not all teachers received training. All training was funded by the National Department in collaboration with the provincial departments.