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Implementation of policies and programmes of vocational guidance and training. The Committee notes the detailed information provided by the Government in the report received in February 2009. The Government provides information on the activities of the National Technological Institute (INATEC), which formed part of the strategy for the country’s development and which aims to promote economic and productive growth, with the emphasis on training and enhancing the skills of the labour force for the purposes of employment and self‑employment in general. INATEC’s priority is to provide technical training for persons affected by unemployment, underemployment and for those living in poverty or extreme poverty due to a lack of qualifications. The Committee notes that, in 2008, INATEC envisaged linking training activities with Government policies aimed at reviving the production of small and medium producers in order to generate employment and self-employment with a view to boosting the national economy and reducing poverty. The Committee notes that, in 2007, INATEC assisted 91,259 users. Of this total, 19.2 per cent were participants in technical education and the rest were participants in training. Over the last eight years, INATEC has trained an annual average of 83,994 users. The Committee notes that INATEC has 34 state centres spread across the national territory, which assisted 93.22 per cent of the total users in 2007. According to the most recent studies carried out by the Labour Observatory, the strong labour demand means that there is a need for further training in the following sectors: agriculture; manufacturing industries; hotels and restaurants; education; health services; commerce; property activities; and transport and storage. INATEC would need greater resources to improve the training offered and ensure quality coverage of the increasing demand for its services. The Committee asks the Government to provide information in its next report on the manner in which it coordinates the training activities of INATEC with those of the private and subsidized vocational training centres in various departments of the country. The Committee asks the Government to indicate the manner in which it has ensured that INATEC has sufficient resources to meet the ongoing vocational training needs of those persons who find it most difficult to enter the labour market, such as women, young persons, persons with disabilities and those working in the informal economy. The Committee would like to be able to examine disaggregated data on the results achieved in terms of the integration of persons who have participated in INATEC training activities.
The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:
The Committee notes with interest the National Technological Institute (INATEC’s) 2002 final evaluation of February 2003, transmitted by the Government with the report received in August 2003. The Committee also refers to its comments on the application of the Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122), and the Paid Educational Leave Convention, 1974 (No. 140). The Committee understands that in formulating the national employment policy (PNE), prepared by the Government and the Office in October 2002, policy guidelines were included to improve the employability of the workforce. Furthermore, in the Reinforced Strategy for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction, measures are envisaged to promote vocational guidance and training. In view of the above, the Committee hopes that the Government will provide detailed information in its next report on the manner in which the vocational training system has been extended, including all the information required by the report form on the application of Convention No. 142.
In a direct request made in 1993, the Committee noted with interest the creation of the National Technological Institute (INATEC) responsible for coordinating the planning, implementation and supervision of all programmes of vocational training and technical education and for assuring to this effect continued concerted action by the various competent ministries. The Committee notes that the INATEC, which has a tripartite Governing Council, has modernized vocational training with a New Model for Vocational Training. The INATEC is supported with international technical assistance, in particular from the ILO, which is implementing a programme for strengthening the Nicaraguan vocational training system financed by the Government of the Netherlands. The Committee trusts that the Government will continue to provide information on the activities of the INATEC to ensure application of the Convention, indicating also whether measures have been taken to extend the vocational training systems, in accordance with Article 3 of the Convention.
1. The Committee took note of the Government's report in reply to its previous request, and the additional information supplied by the Government in its report on the application of Convention No. 122. It notes in particular the creation of the National Technological Institute (INATEC) which is responsible for coordinating the planning, implementation and supervision of all programmes of vocational training and technical education and for assuring to this effect continued concerted action by the various competent ministries. The Committee also notes with interest the establishment within the INATEC of a tripartite advisory council which should permit, in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention, the cooperation of employers' and workers' organizations in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes for the development of human resources.
2. The Government states in this respect that the advisory council of the INATEC prepared in December 1991 the guiding principles for the vocational training policy, which cover in particular the modernization of training and education structures, their extension to new activities and their adaptation to the needs expressed by the private sector. The Committee requests the Government to supply information in its next report on the results achieved in the implementation of these guidelines, with an indication of the skills imparted and the number of beneficiaries of the various training courses. Furthermore, it would be grateful if the Government would state whether measures have also been taken or are envisaged to extend the systems of vocational guidance, in accordance with Article 3.
3. The Committee notes with interest the information concerning ILO technical cooperation projects on the development of vocational training which are currently being carried out. The Government emphasizes in particular the importance of the components of these projects designed to promote the training of women. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate the measures taken as a result of these projects (Part V of the report form).
The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:
Article 5 of the Convention. With reference to its previous direct request, the Committee notes that the National Employment and Wages Council of the Ministry of Labour has established the national employment advisory committees (CNEs). The Government indicates that these committees are composed of the directors of human resources, both national and regional, responsible for executing employment policies in the different sectors of the economy.
The Committee also takes note of the provisions of Decree No. 223, of 1986, instituting the National Training System (SINACAP). This Decree provides for the setting up of central and regional training councils, composed of employers' and workers' representatives from the different sectors of the economy, including services. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate the manner in which SINACAP policies and programmes were formulated and implemented in co-operation with employers' and workers' organisations. Please provide particulars of all other formal procedures or consultation mechanisms established to this end.
Point V of the report form. The Committee takes note of the conclusions and recommendations of the report prepared for the Government of Nicaragua by the ILO in its capacity as executing agency for the UNDP, of the ILO/DANIDA project (ILO/DANIDA/NIC/80/2) "Strengthening the national training system and employment services". Please indicate the measures taken as a result of these recommendations, with particular reference to the participation of employers and workers (see Article 5), the training of female workers and the vocational training policy. In this connection, the Committee suggests that the Government refer to the relevant provisions of the Human Resources Development Recommendation, 1975 (No. 150).