HC Deb 16 December 1996 vol 287 c422W
Mr. Ian McCartney

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the proportion of training for work leavers who six months after leaving were(a) in a full-time job with their work-experience employer, (b) in a full-time job with another employer, (c) employed in their own business, (d) in a part-time job, (e) in voluntary work, (f) on another Government training programme, (g) on a full-time education or training course, (h) unemployed and claiming benefit, (i) unemployed and not claiming benefit and (j) doing something else in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what was the proportion of training for work leavers who completed the training agreed in their initial action plan. [3928]

Mr. Plaice

[holding answer 20 November 1996]: The information requested is given in the following table.

Table 1: Training for Work All leavers — outcome six months after leaving training
England and Wales April 1995–February 1996. Per cent.
In a full-time job with their work experience employer 11
In a full-time job with another employer 16
Self-employed 3
In a pan-time job 10
On another government training programme 2
On a full-time education or training course 3
Unemployed and claiming benefit 42
Unemployed and not claiming benefit 5
Voluntary work 4
Something else 5
Completed programme of agreed training 69

Source:

TfW national follow-up survey