. The NSF should improve its capacity and management of financial activities to address the material underspending of its budget. . The targets of the NSF should be improved and quantified articulately so that committed funds may be efficiently utilised. . The Department should fast-track the process of listing the NSF as a Schedule 3A public entity. . The NSF should ensure that its reported indicators are consistent with planned strategic objectives to address areas raised by the AG on predetermined objectives. . The R1.25 billion capacity building grants for FET colleges should be utilised to facilitate skills development initiatives. . There is a need for a special project focusing on the training of a new generation of academics and FET college lecturers and the NSF should commit funds to this project.