. Given that 57 percent of FET lecturers are unqualified, the Department should, as a matter of urgency, facilitate the development of a qualification for FET lecturers in partnership with South African Qualifications Authority and higher education institutions. There is also a need for the development of an in-service training programme for the lecturers who are already in the system such as the National Professional Diploma in Education (NPDE) offered to unqualified and under-qualified teachers to improve their skills and competencies.