HC Deb 27 April 1971 vol 816 c84W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men are waiting admission to courses at the Government Training Centre, Irvine; and how many are from South Ayrshire.

Mr. Bryan

Twenty, including five from South Ayrshire.

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men were undergoing courses in Government training centres in march; and how many were in the age groups, 20–30, 30–35, 35–40, 40–50 and 55–60, respectively.

Mr. Bryan

8,015 were in training on 8th March. Trainees at Government Training Centres were last analysed by age in June, 1970, with the following results:

Age No. of Trainees
Under 20 193
20–29 4,024
30–34 1,093
35–39 778
40–49 940
50–54 127
55–59 38
60 and over 3
7,196

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men completed courses at Government training centres in the first three months of this year; of these how many have found jobs at the skill for which they were trained; and how many have yet to find jobs.

Mr. Bryan

Of the 3,090 trainees who completed courses in this period, 2,634 have found employment using the skills for which they were trained. The remaining 456 have not yet been placed in their training trades.