(1)For each public Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college, (a) what number of the appointments in vacancies for managers and lecturing staff that were advertised before the end of April 2017 have not yet been finalised, (b) which of the specified positions became vacant more than 12 months ago and (c) what factors are contributing to the delays;
(2) Will any steps be undertaken to improve the turnaround time to fill the vacancies; if so, (a) what steps and (b) by what date will they be implemented;
(3) Will he consider decentralising the (a) application and (b) selection process for the filling of vacancies at TVET colleges; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?