§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Labour what provision he has made during each of the last five years to provide training and employment for boys and girls leaving schools in Aberdeen under his jurisdiction; and with what results.
§ Mr. WoodThe responsibility for training rests with industry itself, and the Aberdeen Education Authority assists by providing a range of preparatory courses. The employment situation for boys and girls has generally been very satisfactory.
§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Labour how many boys and girls, respectively, have left Aberdeen schools during each of the last five years; and, of these, how many have found employment, 107W and in which trades, professions and vocations, how many have failed to secure employment, and how many are now unemployed.
§ Mr. WoodThe number of boys and girls leaving burgh and grant-aided schools in Aberdeen in each of the last five school years is shown in the following table:
SCHOOL-LEAVERS FROM BURGH AND GRANT-AIDED SCHOOLS Year* Boys Girls Total 1953–54 … … 1,356 1,339 2,695 1954–55 … … 1,267 1,301 2,568 1955–56 … … 1,172 1,203 2,375 1956–57 … … 1,185 1,235 2,420 1957–58 … … 1,218 1,204 2,422 * Year ending 6th June in each case. No figures are available to show how many of these entered employment, or in what occupations, though it is clear that the great majority found employment.
The average numbers unemployed were:
Year Boys Girls Total 1954 … … 33 22 55 1955 … … 23 16 39 1956 … … 25 10 35 1957 … … 32 12 44 1958 … … 42 23 65 On 9th February, 1959, the number of school-leavers who had not yet been placed in employment was five boys. These are included in the total of 80 boys and 27 girls who were registered as unemployed on that date.