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The Committee notes the detailed information contained in the Government's report for the period ending September 1998. It notes in particular that the Government has established a fairly extensive system of vocational training, retraining, and professional guidance and is working on extension and improvement of services.

The Government states that it has completed draft legislation on the organization of vocational training under the Employment Service of Ukraine. The Government also states that the vocational counselling system is currently being reorganized, and that long-term reform is being elaborated in the form of a presidential decree and draft legislation. The Committee asks the Government to indicate in its next report what legislative changes were enacted and to include details of their provisions. The Committee also notes that the Government has established an Interdepartmental Council for Coordination of Professional Guidance and Training of the Unemployed, and is considering creating analogous councils at the regional level. It would appreciate receiving further information on the effect of the Interdepartmental Council, and whether regional level councils have been established, as requested in the report form under Article 3 of the Convention.

Further to its previous comments pertaining to Article 5, the Committee notes that various committees and councils have been established at both the national and regional levels, composed of representatives of ministries, union and enterprise representatives, and public administrators. The Committee would appreciate receiving further details on the specific role of these committees and councils, and how the views of other interested bodies are taken into account.

Lastly, the Committee notes the cooperation projects undertaken with technical assistance from the ILO, including the project entitled "Introduction of flexible vocational training programmes for the unemployed". It would appreciate receiving further information on the outcome of these projects, and any follow-up action taken, as requested in Part V of the report form.