(1) Whether she currently has any mechanisms in place to ensure that all new teachers comply with the Basic Competences of a Beginner Teacher (details furnished) before they are employed to teach in schools; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what are the details of the interaction between her, her officials and their counterparts in the (a) Ministry and (b) Department of Higher Education and Training to ensure full compliance with the requirements referred to above?