HC Deb 20 June 1996 vol 279 cc550-2W
Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) women and (b) men received employer-funded training in each of the last five years. [32690]

Ms Paice

From the labour force survey, the estimated number of women and men employees who had received employer-funded on or off-the-job training in the four weeks prior to the interview in each of the last five years is shown in the following table:

Women Men
Spring 1991 1,152,000 1,470,000
Spring 1992 1,148,000 1,369,000
Spring 1993 1,139,000 1,302,000
Spring 1994 1,254,000 1,395,000
Spring 1995 1,131,000 1,257,000

Figures for spring 1995 are not comparable to those for earlier years because of a change in the survey questionnaire.

The information for numbers training in a year is not available in the form requested.

Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the proportion of(a) national vocational qualifications, (b) general national vocational qualifications and (c) modern apprenticeships currently obtained by (i) men and (ii) women by subject. [32693]

Ms. Paice

Information from the Department's national information system for vocational qualifications on the proportion of men and women achieving NVQs and GNVQs by subject area is given in the following table. Modern apprenticeships were launched in September 1995 and it is too early to present information on successfully completed modern apprenticeships.

Awards of NVQs and GNVQs to men and women by subject area: 1994–951,2,3
Percentage
Type of award
NVQs ' GNVQs
Subject area Men Women Men Women
Business and Management 33 67 54 46
Arts, Crafts and Hobbies 0 0 57 43
Culture, Society and Education 11 89 8 92
Language, Communication and Self Help 41 59 49 51
Music and Performing Arts 0 0 0 0
Sports, Games and Recreation 76 24 0 0
Food, Drink, Tobacco, Catering, Leisure and Tourism 48 52 50 50
Environment, Security, Health and Safety 86 14 0 0
Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care 67 33 0 0
Science and Mathematics 0 0 60 40
Health and Personal Care 7 93 7 93
Architecture and Construction 98 2 93 7
Computers, Electrical and Electronic Engineering 56 44 81 19
Engineering, Production and Industrial Design 97 3 94 6
Minerals, Materials and Fabrics 61 39 0 0
Transport Services and Vehicle Engineering 99 1 0 0
All subjects 59 41 57 43

Source:NISVQ

1 Subject area is based on the Superclass classification.

2 Data have been obtained from City and Guilds, the Business and Technology Education Council and the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, RSA.

3 Academic year from October 1994 to September 1995.