§ Mr. BarronTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many, and what proportion of, vacancies advertised by his Department, and by each of his Department's agencies, in the last three years have listed the attainment of NVQs as an acceptable entry requirement; and, of those, how many have required
(i) level 1 NVQs, (ii) level 2 NVQs, (iii) level 3 NVQs and (iv) other level NVQs. [22975]
§ Mr. Ian TaylorNone of the vacancies advertised by my Department has listed NVQs as an entry qualification.
Of the Department's agencies, only the Radiocommunication Agency has advertised vacancies with NVQs listed as an acceptable entry requirement. It has advertised 20 posts—32 per cent. of total advertised vacancies—all requiring only level 1 NVQs.