§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Education (1) how many technical colleges are providing induction courses for young students in accordance with the recommendations of Command Paper No. 1254; and what proportion these colleges form of the total;
(2) what proportion of new young technical college students were given full-time induction courses in the last academic session.
§ Sir E. BoyleAs I explained in answer to the hon. Member for Sunderland, North (Mr. Willey) on 21st January, these courses are still at an experimental stage. Comprehensive statistics are not yet available.
§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Education what proportion of technical colleges provide tutorial instruction for a major proportion of students taking vocational courses.
§ Sir E. BoyleI cannot give the proportion, but tutorial methods are being increasingly used.
§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Education what increases in technical 113W college staff have been made in the last 12 months to provide induction courses and tutorial classes as a result of the recommendations of Command Paper No. 1254.
§ Sir E. BoyleThis work is undertaken by college staff as part of their normal duties, and cannot be separately identified as an element in the continuing increase in the total number of technical teachers.
§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Education how many technical colleges have modified their enrolment procedures for new young students to meet the recommendations of Command Paper No. 1254.
§ Sir E. BoyleThe reorganisation of technical courses under the 1961 White Paper has necessitated changes in the enrolment procedures of all colleges offering these courses.