§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment he has made of how positive outcomes from the training for work programme compare with those achieved under employment training programmes.
§ Miss WiddecombeTraining for work replaced employment training—ET—in April 1993 and it is still too early to say how many leavers have gained a positive outcome. The latest period for which figures are available is April 1992 to February 1993. In that period 41 per cent. of all ET leavers in Great Britain gained a positive outcome.
§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average cost per job placement under the training for work programme.
§ Miss WiddecombeThere is no current information on the cost of job placements in training for work—TfW—which started in April 1993. The plans for the first three years of TfW do however include costs per positive outcome. A positive outcome is a job, further education or training. The planned costs which include the allowances paid to participants are as follows:
Year Cost per positive outcome £ 1993–94 9,718 1994–95 8,451 1995–96 7,548