§ Mr. Hornbyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many of Her Majesty's inspectors are allotted to management education; and how many have suitable experience to qualify them for such posts.
§ Mr. CroslandTwelve, all of whom have relevant experience.
§ Mr. Hornbyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many people enrolled for diploma courses in management and business studies in each of the past five years; and how many of these were graduates.
§ Mr. CroslandEnrolments in England and Wales for the courses leading to the Ordinary National and Higher National Diplomas in Business Studies in the past five years are as follows:
O.N.D. H.N.D. Total 1961–62 … 978 19 997 1962–63 … 1,776 297 2,073 1963–64 … 2,815 761 3,576 1964–65 … 3,356 1,147 4,503 1965–66 … 3,399 1,355 4,754 These are courses below degree level.
Comparable figures for the Diploma in Management Studies are available for 1965–66 and 1966–67 only, as follows:
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1965–66 … … … 2,138 1966–67 … … … 2,284 Figures for earlier years relate to the whole of the United Kingdom, as follows:
1961–62 … … … 1,153 1962–63 … … … 1,511 1963–64 … … … 1,580 1964–65 … … … 1,714 The normal qualification for entry to Diploma in Management Studies courses is the possession of a course or a professional or other awarded qualification, but it is not known how many of the students hold degrees.
§ Mr. Hornbyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what fees are required for national certificate and diploma courses, respectively, in management and business studies; and what has been the cost during each of the past five years of providing these courses.
A. ORDINARY NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES 1961 1962 1963 1964 "Year 1" enrolments* … … 1,102 1,776 2,815 3,356 Entrants to examination 2 years later … … 596 1,063 1,602 2,000 Decrease … … 506 713 1,213 1,356 Percentage not completing course … … 45.9% 40.2% 43.1% 40.41% * It is not known how many of these students had the firm intention of taking the whole O.N.D. course.
B. HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES FULL-TIME 1962 1963 1964 "Year 1" enrolments … … 211 614 910 Entrants to examination 2 years later … … 155 502 750 Decrease … … 56 112 160 Percentage not completing course … … 26.5% 18.2% 17.6% SANDWICH "Year 1" enrolments … … 86 147 237 Entrants to examination 3 years later … … 48 98 Decrease … … 38 49 Percentage not completing course … … 44.0% 33.3% The character of the course makes it impracticable to collect comparable information in respect of the Diploma in Management Studies. The numbers of Diplomas awarded, however, are as follows:—
1962 … … … 7 1963 … … … 74 1964 … … … 498 1965 … … … 593 1966 … … … 630