Critical Skills refer to the skills gaps within FP&M organisations (i.e. the sector internal labour market). The lack of these critical skills among workers in many organisations limits their potential level of effectiveness, thereby hindering business growth. Therefore, critical skills represent deficiencies of specific knowledge, experience, or competencies amid the current workforce in the FP&M Sector. The critical skills in the sector are addressed through various interventions and short courses, examples of which are illustrated in Figure 9. Critical Skills programmes are not always accredited through the SETA, since there are often no unit standards for them.