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The proposed project aims at enhancing the competitiveness of Uruguay's exports by increasing labor productivity, improving product quality and promoting the use of production technologies well suited to the country's requirements. The project would support the initiation of a national vocational training program to meet the training needs of the export-oriented industrial sector, assist the Government and the private sector in selecting appropriate technologies and in improving and expanding quality control services for exports. The project would include construction of training/administrative buildings for the Vocational Training Council (COCAP), laboratories for LATU, and provision of equipment and furniture, as well as technical assistance. The proposed project is expected to make a substantial contribution to the Government's efforts to rehabilitate the economy and to expand non-traditional exports.