§ 35. Mr. Bulmerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have been trained and retrained in Government training centres since 1st March 275W 1974 to the latest date, compared with the figures for the comparable period for 1973.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that as these figures are collected quarterly the numbers for the period from 1st March to 31st March are not identifiable. A comparison of the figures for the periods from 1st January to 30th September is as follows:
Number who successfully completed course of training at skillcentres 1st January-30th September 1973 12,033 1st January-30th September 1974 13,129
§ 37. Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons have undergone courses of retraining under the aegis of his Department in the last year for which figures are available; and what proportion of these have found permanent jobs related to the training received.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am advised by the Manpower Services Commission that 44,524 persons sucessfully completed a course of training under the Training Opportunities Scheme (TOPS) in the period October 1973 to September 1974. Of these, 84 per cent. are known to have entered employment related to the training received.