§ Mr. Prenticeasked the Minister of Labour what were the numbers and percentages of school leavers between 1st July, 1961, and 31st October, 1961, who 9W entered employment in each of the following categories, namely, apprenticeships to skilled occupations, employment leading to professional qualifications, clerical employment, employment with
— Boys Girls Number Percentage Number Percentage 1. Apprenticeship to skilled occupations 64,245 41.1 10,349 7.2 2. Employment leading to professional qualifications 3,175 2.0 2,409 1.7 3. Clerical employment 18,187 11 .7 62,175 43.1 4. Employment with training not covered in (1) to (3) above 20,060 12.9 13,336 9.2 5. Other employment 50,499 32.3 56,112 38.8 156,166 144,381 For the year ended 30th September, 1961, the percentage of boys getting apprenticeships was 38.0 compared with 35.0 for the year ended 30th September, 1960.