§ 45 and 46. Mr. Woodburnasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many pre-apprenticeship training schools are established in Scotland; how many students attend them; and whether he has any plans to provide for the expected increase in numbers of candidates;
(2) where in Scotland pre-apprenticeship training centres are established; and what proposals there are for increase or extension.
§ Mr. MaclayI am sending the right hon. Gentlemen a list of the 46 further education establishments providing preemployment courses which are under education authority management and which were attended in Session 1959–60 by 5,248 students. The technical education building programme includes 21 new local colleges and 13 major extensions to existing colleges which will provide improved and extended accommodation for these courses. I recently asked education authorities to give special consideration to the provision of additional courses, and I have also asked the Scottish Technical Education Consultative Council to explore the possibility of further development of this type of education.