5. Observations a) Northern Cape Urban FET college . The college had a serious challenge of shortage of accommodation since it had only one residence situated at the Galeshewe Campus. As a result, students from areas far from Kimberley did not register owing to shortage of student accommodation. . It emerged that the college appointed a service provider (Telecard) to manage the disbursement of NSFAS funds to student accounts. The Committee was concerned that the company would benefit inappropriately from this service since this was a function of student support services. . The Committee was concerned that the NSFAS 30% upfront payment was only on paper while the actual transfer of money happened around May. . Delays in transfer of NSFAS contributed to high absenteeism of students owing to lack of transport money. . The Committee was extremely concerned with the leaking of Nated programmes examination papers (13 papers leaked in 2011 and two in 2012 December) in the Department. The leaking of question papers caused examination logistical nightmare to colleges. It also delayed the release of student results. . It emerged that the college did not have a transformation plan document in place and the Committee was concerned with this. . The college did not plan properly for student enrolment for the 2013 academic year such that it exceeded by 10% the projected intake of new students, as a result, overcrowding in classrooms and high student lecturer ratio was a challenge. There were 400 new students that were on waiting list for admission and the college infrastructure was inadequate to accommodate more students. . The college did not have foreign students' admission policy. . Regarding staff profile, there was only one black manager among 14 senior managers at the college and this did not reflect the demographics of the province. . High student absenteeism and inadequate pass rate of the NC(V) programme was a concern for the Committee. . The Committee was extremely concerned with the vacuum of student leadership during registration period. The SRC did not function during the registration period since its term ended in October and elections were held in February of every year.