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The last phase of the Pension Reform Project focused on educating the general public about the new aspects and benefits of the new social insurance system. By 2003 the social security legislation was consolidated into a comprehensive Social Insurance Code, covering all pillars of the pension system. In 2004 USAID retargeted its technical assistance at the inefficiencies in the labor market in Bulgaria and promotion of employment opportunities for its people. The National Internship Program introduced the concept of career counceling at university level; the Training and Certification Program worked with organizationts from the tourism and apparel industries on short-term training programs, and the Model Labor Offices Program enhanced the capacity of the Employment Agency to provide value-added services to the public.