§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young persons who have undertaken courses under Government training schemes have: (a) subsequently settled into full-time employment and (b) found themselves out of work again on completion of the course.
§ Mr. GoldingI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that for the 1975–76 training year 4,600 young people under the age of 19 have settled into full-time employment on completion of initial apprenticeship training courses with industrial training boards financed as a result of Government initiatives. One hundred and sixteen young people who completed such courses are unplaced. Comprehensive information is not available on the subsequent employment experience of a further 7,981 young people, who completed courses with TSA support, at about semi-skilled level, in the nine months ending on 30th December 1976; but the results of a TSA inquiry suggest that in many areas the majority are likely to be in employment or to have gone on to further training.
The TSA is considering launching a special interview survey to obtain more comprehensive information both on the subsequent employment experience of young people who are trained on these courses and on their assessment of the value of the courses in helping them to secure and retain jobs after training.