Mrs. Manningasked the Minister of Education why school certificate has now been made compulsory for students wishing to take the National Certificate in Institutional Management.
§ Miss WilkinsonI assume that my hon. Friend is referring to a statement which appeared in the leaflet issued by the Insti 213W tutional Management Association regarding the acceptance of candidates for its National Institutional and Catering Management examination. The Ministry has not introduced a National Certificate in Institutional Management, and the responsibility for admission to the examination and the award of certificates lies, therefore, entirely with the association. I understand, however, that the association has now agreed that while candidates presenting themselves for training should have a good secondary education, not below the general level of school certificate, qualifications equivalent to the school certificate may be accepted. I am informed by the association that it is intended to publish a revised leaflet with this amended condition in the near future.