9. The Province reported that they were on course to achieve their five- year target in terms of EPWP II. Both the Province and the municipalities were not accessing the wage incentive grant optimally. Full potential for the creation of work opportunities in the Environment and Social sectors was yet to be realised. Heads of provincial government departments had been engaged in order to expand and mainstream EPWP in their departments. The department had started to train municipal officials on employment intense investments through the Technical Support Programme driven by the Department of Roads and Public Works. Participation of municipalities in RCCs needed to be improved. The department reported that the number of municipalities that were eligible for the wage incentive had increased though there was still scope for improvement.