§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the funding plans for(a) investors in people, (b) business enterprise training, (c) skills choice and (d) open learning credit for 1995–96.
§ Mr. RedwoodPlanned expenditure by Welsh TECS in 1995–96 on business growth and start-up activities,126W including support for investors in people, is £13.175 million. Both the skillchoice and the open learning credits pilots will end this financial year, although residual expenditure of £70,000 on skillchoice is anticipated in 1995–96.
§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will list the estimated outturn for TECs in Wales(a) youth training, (b) training credit and (c) modern apprenticeships with respect to training weeks used by those in on-the-job training.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe information is not available in the form requested. TECs do, however, collect information for youth training and youth credits on the number of "employed status" training weeks delivered—that is, those trainees with a contract of employment. These trainees undergo both on and off-the-job training. Some 350,000 YT/YC employed status training weeks are expected to be delivered by TECs in Wales during 1994–95, which represents 43 per cent. of total YT/YC provision.
As modern apprenticeships are in a development phase in the current financial year, TECs have not been requested to provide a planned figure for employed status trainees.