§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied that the proposed youth training scheme will provide training for 16-year-olds in all those industrial skills which experience shows are likely to be in short supply in the event of an expansion of the economy.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe youth training scheme will be designed to equip young people with a broad range of basic skills, especially industrial and commercial skills, and will include a minimum of three months off-the-job training or further education. It will, of course, need to be followed by more specific skill training in jobs where this is required.
§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if his proposed youth training scheme will require any changes in the existing type and pattern of training courses being run by colleges of further education and technical colleges.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe Manpower Services Commission will be discussing the implications of the youth training scheme with those concerned. These discussions will cover the nature and pattern of provision by the further education sector.