§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the overall capacity of Government retraining facilities in the United Kingdom giving details for specific industries and capacity by regions.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that in Great Britain on 30th April 1974 there were 14,271 places available for training in skillcentres. The following table analyses them by trade group. It is not possible to provide an industrial analysis
ANALYSIS OF TRAINING PLACES AT SKILLCENTRES BY TRADE GROUP AND REGION AT 30TH APRIL 1974 Region Trade Group Scotland North East North West Midlands Wales and West South East London Construction … … … 296 560 599 419 697 680 444 Engineering Production (including Miscellaneous Engineering) … … … 532 866 478 679 756 590 526 Engineering Servicing … … 52 188 104 132 240 155 130 Electrical/Electronics … … 232 289 192 298 227 184 218 Plant and Automotive Trades … 408 636 296 420 360 456 316 General Servicing … … 36 48 12 14 Nil 51 96 Miscellaneous … … … 29 39 42 39 53 54 103
§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many places are available for retraining in Bedfordshire, and in what industries.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that on the latest available date there were 118 people in training places under TOPS in colleges and employers' establishments in Bedfordshire. It is not possible to provide an industrial analysis as trainees in a particular occupation may go into a number of different industries. The greatly expanded training opportunities
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§ Mr. John FraserFollowing is the information for March each year:
since trainees in a particular trade may go to a number of different industries.
Outside skillcentres, the Training Opportunities Scheme makes use of facilities in colleges of further education and employers' establishments as necessary. On 30th April 1974 14,127 trainees were under training in these establishments.
Although most of the training places in colleges of further education are in clerical and commercial occupations, and training in employers' establishments is mainly in engineering occupations, a very wide range of courses is available at various levels.
now available throughout the country, both in skillcentres, colleges of further education and employers' establishments are equally open to the people of Bedfordshire.