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The Committee notes the Government’s report received in August 2008 in reply to the 2003 direct request. The Government indicates that the training provided by the Employment, Training and Vocational Integration Service (SEFI) is intended principally for young persons, since 41.6 per cent of jobseekers under 25 years of age have no qualification and this age category represents 35 per cent of jobseekers. The training provided includes courses to obtain qualifications, refresher courses on basic knowledge and preparation for vocational integration and guidance. Apprenticeship contracts are also proposed to young persons under 25 years of age in sectors where there is no initial training or which require long practice. The Government indicates that the Adult Training Centre (CFPA) is encountering difficulties in recruiting competent and experienced professional teachers and that a change of status could be envisaged with a view to offering more attractive conditions of employment. In addition, on 23 June 2008, an inter-occupational agreement on further vocational training, establishing a compulsory contribution for enterprises and a joint management fund, was signed with the social partners. A Bill endorsing the principles set out in the agreement is currently in the process of being adopted in the territory. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate in its next report the measures adopted to ensure that the current and new CFPA centres are provided with qualified teaching staff. Please also include information in the next report on the results achieved by the restructuring of the education system with a view to reducing inequalities between Tahiti and the distant islands in relation to the qualification of human resources and with regard to the integration of young persons into the labour market.