§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 5 February 1996,Official Report, column 58, what assessment he has made of the factors underlying the increase in numbers in Wales classified as NVQ sub-level 1 and the decrease in the 478W numbers classified as NVQ level 2 between 1993–94 and 1994–95; and if he will make a statement. [14908]
§ Mr. HagueNVQ sub-level 1 relates to basic skills training in literacy and numeracy. My Department has encouraged training and enterprise councils in Wales to do more to promote these qualifications as a means of helping unemployed people who need to improve their basic skills to find work. I am very encouraged by the improvement in the number of trainees achieving these qualifications.
There is no obvious explanation for the decrease in the number of level 2 NVQs achieved, but is more than compensated for by the increase in the attainment of the other levels.