1.2 The purpose of this oversight visit was to assess the state of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination readiness for 2012. This included assessing the state of security systems for the printing, distribution and storage of examination question papers as well as the procedures in place to conduct of the examinations. The Committee also aimed to provide support to departmental teams and to ensure the delivery of successful and credible examinations, with no or minimal irregularities. In pursuit of the oversight programme objectives, the delegation conducted working sessions with the Office of the Head of Department, District and Senior Curriculum and Examinations Officials as well as Organised Labour in the identified regions of the provincial departments. The delegation also undertook site tours of printing, packaging, distribution and storage facilities for the examination question papers in order to obtain first hand knowledge of the state of security in these facilities.