q. The Department listed the launch of the Cofimvaba Rural Education Initiative as one of its performance highlights for the year under review. The Committee visited the Cofimvaba Schools District Technology Project to witness how the introduction of new and tested technologies contributes to the improvement of the quality of teaching and learning in rural schools. The training of teachers to teach with technology and thus contributing to the improvement of rural education through technology-led innovation is commendable. The Committee would like to see the Department of Basic Education build on and implement the successes of this programme at national scale.