§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he is satisfied with the preparation given by the certificate of prevocational education course to students intending to proceed to vocational courses.
§ Sir Keith JosephThe framework specification for courses leading to the CPVE was published only on 11 January, and the first courses—apart from some pilot schemes currently in operation — will not be available until September 1985. I believe, however, that the CPVE framework is designed so as to prepare young people effectively to further vocational study, where appropriate. Progression arrangements to such courses are a key issue, still to be resolved in detail, and the continued endorsement of the CPVE by the holder of my office will depend on progress being made in negotiations between the Joint Board for Pre-Vocational Education and the vocational examining bodies.