§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Employment how the effectiveness of the youth training scheme is being measured on a national basis.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 9 July 1985]: The Manpower Services Commission is carrying out a number of studies concerned with the effectiveness of the youth training scheme. These include a regular monthly survey of young people after they leave the youth training scheme; a cohort study comparing the experiences of youth training scheme participants and those entering the labour market by other routes; a study of the wider labour market effects of the scheme; and a survey of organisations providing training under the scheme.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the current arrangements for monitoring the provision by employers of post youth training scheme training and the match of this training to skill requirements.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 9 July 1985]: The Manpower Services Commission is carrying out three studies in this area: a regular monthly survey of young people after they leave the youth training scheme, which shows the occupational areas in which leavers are obtaining work and the type of training they receive in these jobs; a cohort study, which compares the experiences of scheme trainees with that of young people who enter the labour market by other routes; and a further study which is examining the effects of the youth training scheme on local markets. However, employers continue to be primarily responsible for assessing their skill requirements and training their staff accordingly.
§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Employment how the effectiveness of the non-statutory training organisations which replaced some industry training boards in predicting, measuring and meeting their industry's needs, is being measured.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 9 July 1985]: Consideration of the effectiveness with which non-statutory training organisations carry out their functions is primarily a matter for the particular industrial sector. The Manpower Services Commission recently received reports from the CBI and its own officials which indicated that the arrangements for non-statutory training organisations are generally working satisfactorily.