§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) juveniles are currently 70W waiting for training and retraining places in (i) Kirkby and Ormskirk.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information is not available other than at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will detail the training and retraining facilities already available in (a) Kirkby and (b) Ormskirk for (i) men and (ii) women; and what steps are being taken to improve these facilities in each town.
§ Mr. GoldingThe Manpower Services Commission informs me that the facilities available under the training opportunities scheme in Kirkby and Ormskirk are as follows:
Kirkby (a) Annexe to St. Helens skillcentre Course Number of places Carpentry and joinery … … 14 Welding … … 48 Heavy vehicle repair … … 24 Motor vehicle repair … … 24
(b) Colleges of Further Education Course Number of places Typewriting and office practice … 10 Engineering induction … 12 Preparatory courses … 15 Shorthand and typing … 18 Shorthand and typing (refresher) … 18 Medical receptionist … 20 Clerk audio typing … 18 Ormskirk.—No regular training facilities are available but occasional use is made of employers establishments for individual trainees. These courses are open to both males and females. At present the Training Services Agency has no plans to increase the training facilities in either town, but people living in Kirkby and Ormskirk can make use of the skill-centres in Liverpool and St. Helens, both of which are within daily travelling distance. In addition the new skillcentre at Preston due to open in June 1977 will provide further training opportunities.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will detail the training facilities already available in (a) Kirkby and (b) Ormskirk for young people; and what steps are being taken to improve the training facilities in each town.
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§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the Training Services Agency aims to offer training for unemployed young people under the age of 19 in areas where there
Type of Course Location Number of Training Places (a) In Kirkby Typewriter and office practice Kirkby Youth Club … 10 Engineering induction Kirkby CFE … 12 (b) In Ormskirk None. (c) Within the travel to work area
Motor Vehicle Servicing St. Helen Technical Col. 12 Southport Technical Col. 10 Sewing Machinists Northgate Ltd. 20 Peter Bland Ltd. 6 Southport Technical College 6 R. & L. Manufacturing, Walton 6 Engineering induction Hugh Baird CFE 12 Kirkby CFE 12 N. E. Technical College 12 Prescot CFE 10 St. Helens Technical College 12 Wm. Neill Southport 10 Southport Technical College 10 Southport Technical College 10 English Electric Walton 30 Construction Booths training centre 54 Concrete Practice Riversdale Technical College 20 Gardening Merseyside Parks and gardens 10 Skelmersdale Development Corporation 6 Office Practice Kirkby Youth Club 10 Care assistants Mabel Fletcher 15 Laboratory work Old Swan Technical College 10 St. Helens Technical College 15 Welding and sheet metal fabrics North-East Technical College 12 Office skills Southport Technical College 20 Building craft Appreciation Southport Technical College 12 Food preparation Southport Technical College 12 Wider opportunities Liverpool skillcentre 24 In addition, the TSA is currently involved with local interests in planning the provision of further training for
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NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED IN EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREAS Biddulph Cheadle Kidsgrove Leek February 1974 … … … 131 122 213 145 March 1977 … … … 248 291 487 458 Figures for March 1977 are provisional. are suitable training facilities and reasonably good employment prospects. For unemployed young people in Kirkby and Ormskirk, the following training provision is available:
unemployed young people at an advance factory in Skelmersdale which is some eight miles from Kirkby and three miles from Ormskirk. Most of the training courses listed last for 12 or 13 weeks and will, therefore, be available to at least three different groups of young people annually.