. Indlela was a directorate of the Department of Higher Education and Training responsible for provision of trade assessment services, provision of assessment Practitioner training and development focused on artisan development. . Trade testing was conducted in five engineering fields (Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical, Physical Planning and Construction and Services & Technology). . The total Indlela staff compliment was 207 and the area size was 18 hectares, 20 houses and 46 workshops. . Indlela was in the process of finalizing the establishment the National Artisan Moderation Body (NAMB) and a technical advisor had been appointed for the operationalisation of the NAMB. . The NAMB was established within the Department with statutory functions as described in the Skills Development Act, Chapter 6A, and Section 26A. The NAMB established stakeholder forums and tasks teams to enhance and coordinate training delivery of artisans nationally across all sectors. The Artisan Development Technical Task Team, SETA Forum Development Sub committee, Artisan Alignment Task Team, Public FET College Artisan Development Technical Task Team and State Owned Enterprises Artisan Development Task Team were the structures established by the NAMB.