The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training undertook an oversight visit to the Northern Cape Urban FET college, National Institute for Higher Education (NIHE), North West University and Orbit FET college on 28 January - 01 February 2013 as part of an ongoing oversight visits to institutions of higher education and training throughout the country. The purpose of the oversight visit was primarily to interact with the above- mentioned institutions on critical issues such as their admission policy, enrolment planning, their transformation plan, student access and success, and challenges of student accommodation in residences.