HC Deb 27 July 1967 vol 751 cc202-3W
Mr. Hornby

asked 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. Crosland

Twelve, all of whom have relevant experience.

Mr. Hornby

asked 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. Crosland

Enrolments 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:

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. Hornby

asked 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