9. Recommendations Based on its deliberations and findings, the Committee recommends inter alia the following: . The department should create a database where all the details of graduates and drop-outs will be kept. . The provincial department should strengthen co-ordination between ABET and the Kha Ri Gude at all levels in order to ensure, amongst others, a smooth movement of learners from one programme to the other. . There is a need to engage with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) concerning a greater allocation of funds to learners in FET colleges as the current allocation is insufficient to cover essential learner needs such as transport at some colleges. The Committee will engage with the NSFAS in this regard. . The former Giyani College of Education buildings should be maintained regularly. In the long term, the Limpopo Provincial Department of Education should consider re-opening the college to offer teacher education within the parameters set by the Department of Higher Education and Training. It was noted that the unused buildings of the college, including the language laboratory and Resource centre are a waste of resources. . The Letaba FET College should engage with the local Municipality and local industry in order to ensure that they are supplied with the requisite human resources. . It was noted that there is a need for a skills development workshop in the Giyani region. . The Department of Higher Education and Training should monitor the process of payment of stipends by ensuring that stipends are paid on time to volunteer educators. . The involvement of the Education, Training and Development Practices (ETDP) SETA in further training of volunteer educators should be strengthened to enable volunteer educators to further their studies without using their stipends. . The inefficiency of water and sanitation services should be addressed by the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs as matter of urgency. . The provincial department should prioritise the issue of attracting suitable qualified lecturers to improve the throughput rate of FET Colleges.