5.5 Observations The Committee made the following observations: . There is a high turnover rate in the entity and there is a need for a retention strategy; . Not enough effort is made to recruit and support rural youth. There is a need to disburse bursaries for maths and science training; . There is a low representation of blacks and women in the technical fields and management structure; . There is a high level of absenteeism and lack of commitment among some board members in terms of meeting attendance; . Denel only support North West and Gauteng learners in terms of Maths and Science, and there is a need to expand the programme to other provinces; . National Treasury has not yet released R700 million, recapitalisation for Denel. This had an adverse effect on the performance of the entity.