§ Mr. CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what steps his Department has taken to measure the success of training in terms of its contribution to the securing of permanent employment. [47041]
§ Dr. HowellsTraining is an important part of the Department's plans to help people move from welfare into work. It is used as a means to improve employability so that unemployed people can enter and remain in productive work. All training interventions have monitoring and evaluation strategies. These measure how trainees fare after training, and, where possible, compare the experiences of trainees with people who do not receive training, so that the effect of training can be identified.