§ Mr. Sheldonasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many civil servants attended external management courses in 1969 and 1968; and what was the average length of the courses.
§ Mr. Shore:The number of civil servants who attended external management courses in the training year 1st August. 1967 to 31st July, 1968 was 1,351; and in the training year 1st August. 1968 to 31st July, 1969 it was 2,238. It is not possible to give a meaningful average course length, since the courses attended ranged in duration from one day to 12 months, with a great variety of lengths in between.