Since the end of the conflict in Sri Lanka in May 2009, over 4600 ex-LTTE combatants have been rehabilitated and reintegrated into society.According to Commissioner General of Rehabilitation, Brigadier Sudantha Ranasinghe, child ex-combatants have been handed over to their parents after rehabilitation and nearly 6000 more are to be rehabilitated in the due course of time. The latest batch of 498, more than a half of them women, were released in the Northern town of Vavuniya on Friday. The released former rebels have gone throughvocational and English language training. The private sector firms have shown interest to recruit them, mostly in the apparel export sector.Since May 2009 , the government took measures to rehabilitate around 10,000 ex LTTE combatants which includes children. Several hundreds of child soldiers were given the opportunity to complete their secondary education. In August, around 500 such students sat for the GCE advanced level examination and later were handed over to their parents.