. Contribution to employment creation using programmes that already exist such as leanerships, Growth and Development Summit agreements commitments, supporting Expanded Public Works Programmes (EPWP) initiatives etc. . Enhancing skills development by strengthening institutions such as SETAs in order to support Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs), and other scarce skills programmes . Promoting equity in the labour market by strengthening enforcement mechanisms to promote a culture of compliance in the labour market through the Employment Equity Strategy and the Broad Economic Empowerment (BEE) targets. . Protecting vulnerable workers by continuously evaluating Sectoral Determinations and through establishing bargaining councils and implementing the Child Labour Programme . Strengthening multilateral and bilateral relations through effective participation in the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union Labour and Social Affairs Commission . Strengthening social protection through widening the beneficiary threshold of Unemployment Insurance and the Compensation Funds . Promoting sound labour relations through sound social dialogue and through effective and efficient dispute resolution system . Strengthening the capacity of labour market institutions by strengthening capacity within statutory institutions and public entities to deliver services through performance standards . Monitoring the impact of legislation through bi-annual labour market reviews and labour statistics and by ensuring the harmonisation of the labour market policies with other government policies . Strengthening the institutional capacity of the Department by decentralising services provided by the Department and improved management practices within the Department