3. Summary of presentations 1. Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) Ms J Mashabela: CEO led the presentation which highlighted the following key issues: . The QCTO was established in terms of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998 and was listed as Schedule 3A Public Entity on 31 December 2010 but became fully operational from April 2012. The QCTO was then able to appoint permanent staff, CEO and six Deputy Directors. . The mandate of the QCTO included; design and development of occupational standards and qualifications, establishment and maintenance of occupational standards and qualifications and promoting objectives of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). . Hiring of permanent staff was a key focus with particular attention to corporate services and governance staff in order to provide operational support needed for core business to operate. The Council would be able to fill only 32 of the 46 posts on organogram at its current funding level. Development of process and procedures for the development of qualifications would be completed in the current financial year while development of policies would receive significant attention. . In terms of marketing, the public was made aware of the QCTO through road shows and extensive engagement with stakeholders. . The Council's governance structure and its sub-committee were constituted and functional. . Programme 1 Administration: The risk management strategy would be implemented and risk register updated quarterly while supply chain management policies, procedures and systems would be developed and implemented. The Council did not have its own IT system and had since appointed IT Director. It also developed its own website which was hosted by IT Solutions owing to the fact that it did not have its own office space, but was in the process of advertising a tender to procure its own offices. . The target for filling of outstanding posts was 46. The website of the entity was functional and 4 exhibitions would be held this year. . The QCTO delegated some of its work and acted as an overseer. . The National Treasury approved all the applications for roll- over funds. . Programme 2 Occupational Qualifications Management: The sub- framework policy would be finalised and approved by Council in the year financial year. The estimated number of qualifications that would be recommended to the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) was 70 and monitoring and evaluation reports 25. Council would develop 11 policies and the assessment and moderation system would be implemented by September 2013. Budget: The total revenue of the QCTO including additional revenue from other sources was R50 million for the 2013/14 financial year. The total allocation from the Department was R21 million and other funding came from NSF, Surplus and SETA grant. In terms of expenditure, R17.2 million went to compensation of employees, R10.7 million to goods and services and R1.2 million for capital expenditure. The overall expenditures amounted to R30.1 million.