X. Air Lift Strategy: Aligning air transport with other national strategies through the common criteria of the national interest through interdepartmental participation with regards to National Foreign Policy, National Trade and Industry Strategy as well as general infrastructure requirements of South Africa. Reduced total cost of travel to South Africa should be the central focus of the strategy. XI. Skills Development: while the committee acknowledges the initiatives taken by the department to engage five universities in the country to develop skills and capacity the industry, there is also a need to support FET colleges and Sector Education and Training Authorities to be linked to business, industry and other advanced education and training programmes.