§ 29. Mr. Beithasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has any plans to increase the allocation of funds for social work education and training.
§ Mr. WaldenAs regards the public sector of advanced further education, my right hon. Friend is advised on the allocation of funding by the NAB. For 1986–87 he has accepted the NAB's advice, based on target student numbers by subject for each institution, on the distribution of resource provision, and against this background expenditure in 1986–87 is consistent with the preservation of the unit of resource (expenditure per student) actually obtaining in 1985–86. Advice on the pattern of provision for 1987–88 will be offered by the NAB at the end of the year, by which time decisions will have been taken about the resources available for local authority higher education. The university sector will be making its own decisions about allocation of resources provided via the UGC and any funding which may be obtained from private and business sources.
§ 36. Mr Roweasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students are currently undergoing social worker training courses; and how this compares with each of the previous three years.
§ Mr. WaldenThe number of students in publicly funded further education establishments on courses recognised by the Central Council for Education and Training in social work are shown in the table. The figures are for the latest four years available. Figures for the numbers of students undergoing social work training in universities are not readily available.
Students in Further Education Establishments on Courses recognized by the Central Council for the Education and Training in Social Work
(CCETSW) England
Number Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW)* November 1981 2,167 November 1982 2,260 November 1983 2,255 November 1984 2,172 Certificate in Social Studies (CSS) November 1981 6,298 November 1982 6,696 November 1983 †5,704 November 1984 6,846 * Includes a small proportion of students on post-qualifying courses. † Excludes between 600 and 800 students who were coded under a more general heading in 1983.