§ 37. Mr. Lofthouseasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he is satisfied that girls are achieving equal access to technically based aspects of schemes under the technical and vocational education initiative.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe nationally agreed criteria for projects under the technical and vocational education initiative require that access to all parts of programme, including technically based courses, must be available to both boys and girls. Taken as a whole, broadly equal numbers of boys and girls have entered TVEI programmes. At this early stage of the initiative take up of options has sometimes tended to follow traditional lines, but the schools and colleges involved are actively developing strategies to encourage both boys and girls to take advantage of the opportunities that exist in all subject areas.