Training Centres (Woolwich) (Hansard, 22 May 1972)

§ Mr. Mayhew

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what, in respect of the Woolwich area, are the waiting periods before places become available at

	Estimated Waiting Period Government Training Centre
Training Trade	Poplar	Waddon	Medway
Bricklaying	Over 12 months	Over 12 months	Over 12 months
Carpentry	Over 12 months	Over 12 months	Over 12 months
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance	—	—	Over 12 months
Heating and ventilating fitting	Over 12 months	—	—
Painting and decorating	—	Over 12 months	—
Plumbing	Over 12 months	Over 12 months	Over 12 months
Slating and tiling	Up to 12 months	—	—
Capstan setting/operating	6–12 weeks	6–12 weeks	13–26 weeks
Centre lathe turning	6–12 weeks	6–12 weeks	6–12 weeks
Draughtsmanship	—	Up to 12 months	—
Electronic wiring and circuit testing	Over 12 months	Over 12 months	Over 12 months
Fitting—general	Up to 12 months	6–12 weeks	Up to 12 months
Instrument fitting and machining	—	13–26weeks	Within 6 weeks
Milling	6–12 weeks	6–12 weeks	6–12 weeks
Precision grinding	Within 6 weeks	Within 6 weeks	—
Sheet metal working	Up to 12 months	—	6–12 weeks
Welding—electric	Over 12 months	Over 12 months	Over 12 months
Agricultural machinery repair and maintenance	—	—	Over 12 months
Hairdressing	Up to 12 months	6–12 weeks	Within 6 weeks
Motor vehicle repair and maintenance	Over 12 months	Over 12 months	Over 12 months
Radio, Television and Electronic servicing	Over 12 months	Over 12 months	Over 12 months
Scientific glass blowing	—	Up to 12 months	—
Screen process printing	—	Over 12 months	—
Tailoring	—	Over 12 months	—
Typewriter repairing	—	Over 12 months	—
Watch and clock repairing	—	Over 12 months	—
Woodcutting machining	—	Up to 12 months	—

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are given separately for non-manual workers, and manual workers, are subject to sampling errors and were published in the Gazette, January, 1972, tables 59 to 62.

Averages over the whole year are not available.

training centres for the principal types of course.