the Premier's desk soon.

It follows more than a year of head-scratching by a Government think tank on employment.

Yesterday it emerged the emphasis will be on job training -- and re-training.

And ways of improving Bermuda's strife-torn labour scene will also be highlighted.

Immigration policies to increase the number of international businesses are also likely to be touched upon.

Government set up the Task Force on Employment last year as anxiety grew over the Island's recession-ravaged economy. Bermuda's jobless queues had lengthened after 30 years of nearly full employment.

Through more than a dozen sub-committees, about 65 people from a wide range of business, labour and political interests are involved in the task force.

Yesterday task force chairman Mr. David Lines said a report would land on the Hon. Sir John Swan's desk within about three weeks.

The in-depth report would contain a batch of "profound'' recommendations to pave the way to a better future.

"We are progressing extremely well with the report. Some parts have already gone to the Premier for his perusal,'' said Mr. Lines.

He added he imagined the report would be complete in two or three weeks.

Mr. Lines was reluctant to go into detail, although he revealed training would feature prominently. "Re-training is also essential in today's world,'' he said.

He added: "We are not looking at the short-term. We are really looking ahead 10 years.'' Mr. Lines explained the report would probably be changed in the light of a study by the Premier's Commission on Competitiveness.

Both reports would be fitted together to produce a common strategy. "We will have to wait and see the Commission's report and then fit ours with it,'' said Mr. Lines. "It means we are really operating in two stages.'' Mr. Lines said each of his task force's sub-committees focused on a particular aspect of the labour scene.

"For example we have one sub-committee on training and another on labour relations.'' Mr. David Lines.