The EDD indicated that there was a transitional structure that had been approved and it had been funded across the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) to the value of 166 posts for three years. However, the evaluation was that the EDD needed to move forward cautiously and that because of the planning process the EDD was involved in the last quarter, it had set a target of 146 to155 vacancies, moving to an outer year of 166 vacancies. The EDD also indicated that they were currently in the process of finalising their operational plans. They were also looking at a spending plan, which was the costing of those operational plans and the process of identifying exactly which posts were being funded. Once they had this, they would be able to move towards the filling of vacant posts. The EDD undertook to report back to the Committee with its transitional structure by end of May 2013. The EDD further indicated that it was in the process of hiring a head hunting company that would assist in sourcing appropriate and the required personnel.