Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2018, published 108th ILC session (2019)

Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142) - Tunisia (Ratification: 1989)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report contains no reply to its previous comments. It is therefore bound to repeat its previous comments initially made in 2014.

Repetition

Article 1 of the Convention. Policies and programmes. The Committee notes the information provided in the Government’s report received in November 2013 in reply to its 2009 direct request. The Government indicates that the reforms undertaken in the field of vocational training envisage entrusting training centres with autonomy so as to enable them to be responsive to the requirements in their field. It adds that the new model envisages the integration of the function of “following up the integration of graduates” in the missions of the centres so that they can gauge the extent to which enterprise skill needs are being met and, accordingly, the employability of graduates. The Committee also notes the establishment of the national classification of skills (CNQ) by Decree No. 2009-2139 of 8 July 2009 with a view to strengthening the links between human resources development institutions and the needs of economic sectors and improving the readability of degrees by enterprises, individuals, and education training and teaching establishments. The Committee invites the Government to indicate the manner in which effective coordination has been ensured between the objectives of employment policy and vocational guidance and training policies and programmes, and to provide information on the impact of the measures taken with a view to ensuring the follow-up of the integration of graduates (Article 1(2) to (4) of the Convention). The Committee requests the Government to provide extracts of reports, studies and inquiries, and statistical data, on policies and programmes intended to promote access to education and lifelong training.

Article 5. Collaboration with the social partners. The Government indicates that the State is increasingly promoting the effective and efficient participation of the various actors, namely the region, occupational branches, central structures entrusted with training and vocational training centres. The Committee notes that a framework agreement was signed on 25 November 2012 between the Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment (MFPE) and the Tunisian Federation of Industry, Commerce and Crafts (UTICA). The provisions of the agreement include an undertaking by the two parties to ensure the articulation of vocational training and employment and to develop an operational framework to ensure the governance of the vocational training system. The Committee also notes with interest the conclusion in January 2013 of a social contract between the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), UTICA and the Government, which includes employment and vocational training policies among its five main pillars. The Committee invites the Government to provide information on the manner in which collaboration with employers’ and workers’ organizations is ensured in the formulation and application of vocational guidance and training policies and programmes.