6. Conclusion The four days oversight visit of the Committee commenced in Northern Cape where the Committee visited the Northern Cape Urban FET college and the National Institute for Higher Education, followed by a visit to the North West University and Orbit FET college in North West. The Committee was accompanied by officials from the Department of Higher Education and Training, Provincial Department of Education of Northern Cape and North West and Members of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature. It was for the first time that the Committee visited higher education and training institutions in Northern Cape.