(1) With reference to his reply to question 884 on 13 August 2014, will persons in possession of a National Diploma in Early Childhood Development, as offered by the Further Education and Training colleges, who wish to study towards the Diploma in Grade R teaching, receive any exemption from the subjects needed for the specified diploma; if not, why not; if so, (a) for which subjects and (b) for how many subjects will they be able to receive exemption; (2) are there any initiatives to better align the national Certificate Programmes in Early Childhood Development with the specified diploma in order to (a) facilitate the possible exemption of certain subjects and (b) shorten the time needed to study towards the specified diploma; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?