The Department and its entities are required to table their Strategic Plans as set out by the National Treasury Guidelines. A Strategic Plan sets out an institution's policy priorities, programmes and project plans for a five- year period, as approved by its executive authority, within the scope of available resources. Its main focus being the strategic outcomes oriented goals for the institution as a whole, and objective for each of its main service delivery areas aligned to its budget programmes and, where relevant, also its budget sub-programmes.