§ 101. Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what action his Department is taking to monitor the work of private training agencies contracted to work for his Department.
§ Mr. CopeThe Employment Department, through the Training Agency, has in place a comprehensive strategy for the monitoring and quality development of training delivered through contracts with other organisations.
Employment training and YTS contractors are examined rigorously to establish whether they should become approved training organisations. Once approved, contractors continue to be visited regularly by Training Agency staff and training standards advisory service inspectors to review the performance and quality of training, and financial and health and safety arrangements. The Training Agency also carries out an annual review of all contracts to draw together all available information before deciding the size and scope of any future contracts.
Training providers who contract to deliver seminars and workshops under business growth training are monitored by Training Agency staff against expenditure and performance; the quality of training is reviewed at periodic meetings with contractors, and by follow-up questioning of trainees.
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