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1. The Committee notes the Government’s report received in July 2003, which includes information in relation to its 2002 direct request. The Government sends information on the creation of four vocational training centres attached to the Ministry of Manpower. It also enumerates the programmes that are made available to interested persons (basic training, quick training, vocational upbringing, transitional training and vocational promotion). The Committee asks the Government to inform it of any progress achieved in adopting and developing comprehensive and coordinated policies and programmes of vocational guidance and vocational training closely linked with employment (Articles 1 and 3 of the Convention). Please provide updated information on the provision of continued access to education and training for young persons and adults in employment and on the initiatives taken to encourage the vocational training of women with an indication of the type of training followed and their percentage within the total number of participants.

2. Article 5. The Committee notes with interest that a local council for the development of human resources and vocational training presided over by the competent governor has been established at the local level. A managerial board has been set up for each centre composed of representatives of employers and trade unions. The Committee would like to have at its disposal further information on the activities of the local councils on the matters covered by the Convention.

3. The Committee again asks the Government to supply any extracts, reports or other available data relating to the implementation of programmes of vocational training, targeting specific areas or particular branches of economic activity, or specific population groups. The Government might consider it useful to refer to its 2004 General Survey on promoting employment and to the provisions of the recent Human Resources Development and Training Recommendation, 2004 (No. 195).