Vocational Qualifications (Hansard, 28 October 1996)

HC Deb 28 October 1996 vol 284 cc36-7W 36W

§ Mr Byers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people have been awarded each vocational qualification. [781]

§ Mr. Paice
The number of national vocational qualifications, NVQs, Scottish vocational qualifications, SVQs, general national vocational qualifications, GNVQs, 37W general Scottish vocational qualifications, GSVQs, and other vocational qualifications awarded for the last three years are set out in the following table:

Year NVQs/SVQs GNVQs/GSVQs Other VQs Total

1992–93 194,000 — 781,000 975,000

1993–94 240,000 19,000 773,000 1,032,000

1994–95 277,000 48,000 613,000 938,000

Year	NVQs/SVQs	GNVQs/GSVQs	Other VQs	Total
1992–93	194,000	—	781,000	975,000
1993–94	240,000	19,000	773,000	1,032,000
1994–95	277,000	48,000	613,000	938,000