6. Deliberations 6.1 Discussion with the Provincial Department & Letaba FET College . The Committee was concerned that the department employed unqualified lecturers in FET Colleges. It was questioned as to whether the department expected students to succeed if they were being taught by unqualified lecturers. . It was stated that some FET Colleges in the province did not receive an adequate amount of funds for infrastructure development during the recapitalisation process. It was questioned as to whether the provincial department was allocated an adequate amount of funds for the recapitalisation of FET Colleges. . It was questioned as to whether the merger process of FET Colleges in the province did not pose challenges for the department. . A view was expressed that students were not properly guided in terms of choosing programmes that were suitable for the economy of the province. This created a gap in terms of what is available in the labour market and what the FET Colleges produce. . The committee was concerned that the department did not have a database of unemployed graduates including those who dropped out of the FET Colleges. . A concern was expressed that the Campus in Modjadji had been closed without proper consultation with the public and young people from the area have been badly affected by the closure of the Campus since they have to travel long distances to other areas to study. It was asked whether there were plans to reopen the campus. . It was argued that the department should formulate an effective human resource strategy to attract skilled lecturers who will address the high vacancy rate currently affecting FET Colleges in the province. . It emerged that the Letaba FET College struggled to deal with the violent protests that were constantly disrupting academic activities. Students protested against the NSFAS bursary which did not cover all their needs. The committee requested a copy of the memorandum that was submitted to the FET College during the protests. . The committee was concerned that there were vacant posts especially at senior management level of the Letaba FET College and urged the department to intervene in this matter urgently. . A view was expressed regarding the high failure rate of the National Certificate (Vocational) NC(V) programme in the Letaba FET College. The committee requested the reason for the low pass rate in the programme.