The Committee was informed that factories used to have psychologists and social workers visiting the factories but currently a nurse visits the factories on a monthly basis. In terms of strategies for SEF, the Committee was informed that the factories were established based on Memorandums of Understanding and these has been revised after 1994. To this end, the revised strategy ensures that the factories would become a Government component and the National Treasury would provide financial assistance to increase marketing and sales. These factories intend to increase sales up to R250 million which would assist to employ 2000 people with disabilities and to establish factories in Limpopo and Mpumalanga. With regards to assessment of employee's prior employment, the personnel officer ensures that people with physical disabilities and visual impairments are assessed. The Committee was also informed that the management used the database of the Department of Labour and also consults other organisation to recruit people with disabilities.