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1. The Committee notes the Government's report, which includes information in reply to its previous direct request and a communication by the General Union of Workers of Guinea (UGTG) dated 8 October 1992.

2. The Committee notes the establishment of the National Vocational Training Fund which is responsible for implementing the policy of vocational training by financing enterprise continuing training programmes, traditional apprenticeship in the informal sector, the integration of young persons into occupational life and the retraining of unemployed workers. The Committee however notes that, according to the UGTG, institutions which are responsible for coordinating and strengthening the training system, such as the ONFPP and the ONEMO, will only have limited influence. With reference to its 1993 direct request on the application of Convention No. 122 (point 6), the Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate the effect which has been given to the recommendations to strengthen the ONFPP and the ONEMO, as formulated in the ILO technical cooperation project (GUI/88/003) to support vocational training and employment with a view to encouraging close links between vocational training and employment, in accordance with Article 1, paragraph 1, of the Convention. (See also point V of the report form.)

3. The Committee notes the information concerning the vocational training centres attached to the national education system, the technical ministries and the private sector and the various qualifications for which training is provided therein. It requests the Government to specify the number of beneficiaries of such training courses. The Committee notes in this context that, in the opinion of the UGTG, these centres are not capable of responding to training needs and that, moreover, the programmes organized by the various ministries are insufficiently coordinated.

4. More generally, please describe the systems of general, technical and vocational education, educational and vocational guidance and vocational training (Article 2).

5. Please supply information on the measures which have been taken or are envisaged to provide the persons concerned with vocational information and guidance as set out in Article 3, indicating any measure of guidance specifically concerning the handicapped persons. Please describe the type of information made available and supply specimens of the documentation.