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1. In a brief report received in September 2003, the Government indicates that comprehensive policies and programmes are being carried out in the field of vocational guidance and training under the Ministry of Public Education, the Ecuadorian Council of Universities and Polytechnics and the Ecuadorian Vocational Training Service. The Committee refers to its direct request of 1998 and hopes that the Government will indicate the manner in which effective coordination is secured and in which the programmes implemented by the above institutions are linked with employment and with the public employment services (Article 1, paragraphs 1 to 4, of the Convention).

2. The Committee once again requests information on the extension of vocational training systems (Article 4), including data on the population groups most affected by the labour market situation (in this respect, see the comments made on the application of Convention No. 122).

3. When preparing its next report, the Government may consider it useful to refer to the General Survey of 2004 on employment promotion and the provisions of the Human Resources Development Recommendation, 2004 (No. 195), adopted by the 92nd Session of the Conference in June 2004.

[The Government is asked to reply in detail to the present comments in 2005.]