HC Deb 08 December 1977 vol 940 cc872-88W
Mr. Sproat

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the course at the skillcentres for which there are waiting lists including any course for which there is a waiting list at any centre; and if he will also list the courses at the centres for which not enough applicants can be found.

Mr. Golding,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 24th November 1977;Vol. 939, c. 831], gave the following information:

The following table, provided by the Manpower Services Commission, shows the most recent position in respect of each standard skillcentre course currently available:

SKILL CENTRES
Scotland
Courses Bellshill Dumbarton Dundee Dunfermilne Edinburgh Hillington Irvine Port Glasgow Queenslie
Construction
Bricklaying 1 2 1 1 2 2 2
Carpentry and Joinery 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Heating and Ventilating Fitting
House Painting
Pipe Fitting
Plastering
Plumbing 1
Slating and Tiling
Street Masonry and Paving
Woodcutting Machining
Engineering Production
Automatic Lathe Setting 2
Boring Setting/Operating 2
Capstan Setting/Operating 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1
Centre Lathe Turning 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Milling Setting/Operating 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2
Precision Grinding 2 2 2 2 2
Sheet Metal Work (Mec.)
Toolmaking Fitting and Machining
Welding—Electric Arc (Pipe)
Welding—Electric Arc (Plate) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Engineering Service
Draughtsmanship 1
Engineering Inspection
Fitting—General
Fitting—Jig and Tool 1
Fitting—Machine Tool Maintenance
Fitting—Pneumatic and Hydraulic
Detail Fitting and Machining 2 2
Electrical/Electronics
Electrical Installation and Maintenance 1
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing
Industrial Electronics 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fitting—Electrical
Instrument Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1 1
NC Machine Electronic Maintenance
Radio, TV and Electronic Servicing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TV Field Servicing
Plant and Automotive Trades
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance 1 1
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance 1
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Body Building
Motor Vehicle—Body Repair 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Spray Painting 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Combined SP and BR
General Servicing
Domestic Appliance Servicing
Sewing Machine Mechanics
Typewriter Repair and Maintenance 1 1
Watch and Clock Repair 1 1
Miscellaneous
Boat Fitting-Out
Furniture Cabinet-Making
Hairdressing (Men's) 1 1
Scientific Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Tailoring
Miscellaneous Engineering
General Construction Operatives
Food Preparation 1 1 1 1 1
Storekeeping 1 1 1

North East
Courses Billingham Bradford Darlington Durham Felling Hull Killingworth Leeds Middlesbrough Wakefield
Construction
Bricklaying 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Carpentry and Joinery 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Heating and Ventilating Fitting 1 2
House Painting
Pipe Fitting 1
Plastering 2 1
Plumbing 1 1 1 1 1 2
Slating and Tiling
Street Masonry and Paving 1 2
Woodcutting Machining 2 1 1
Engineering Production
Automatic Lathe Setting
Boring Setting/Operating 1 2
Capstan Setting/Operating 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2
Centre Lathe Turning 1 2 2 2 2 1 2
Milling Setting/Operating 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Precision Grinding 2 2 2 1 1 2
Sheet Metal Work (Mec.) 2 2 1 2
Toolmaking Fitting and Machining 1 1
Welding—Electric Arc (Pipe) 1 1 1 1
Welding—Electric Arc (Plate) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Engineering Service
Draughtsmanship 1 2 2
Engineering Inspection
Fitting—General 2 1 1 1
Fitting—Jig and Tool
Fitting—Machine Tool Maintenance 2 2 2
Fitting—Pneumatic and Hydraulic 1 2
Detail Fitting and Machining 2 2
Electrical/Electronics
Electrical Installation and Maintenance 1 1 1 1
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing
Industrial Electronics 1 1 1 2
Fitting—Electrical
Instrument Maintenance 1 1 1
NC Machine Electronic Maintenance
Radio, TV and Electronic Servicing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TV Field Servicing 1 1
Plant and Automotive Trades
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance 1
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Body Building
Motor Vehicle—Body Repair 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1
Motor Vehicle—Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Motor Vehicle—Spray Painting 1 1 1 1 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Combined SP and BR
General Servicing
Domestic Appliance Servicing
Sewing Machine Mechanics 2 1
Typewriter Repair and Maintenance 1 1
Watch and Clock Repair 1
Miscellaneous
Boat Fitting-Out
Furniture Cabinet-Making
Hairdressing (Men's) 1 1 1
Scientific Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Tailoring
Miscellaneous Engineering 2 2 2 2 2 1 2
General Construction Operatives 1
Food Preparation
Storekeeping 1 1 1 1

North West
Courses Btackburn Denton Hindley Liverpool Maryport Preston Rochdale Runcorn St. Helens Trafford Park Worsley
Construction
Bricklaying 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Carpentry and Joinery 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Heating and Ventilating Fitting 1 1 1
House Painting 1
Pipe Fitting
Plastering 1 1 2 1
Plumbing 1 1 1 1 1 2
Slating and Tiling
Street Masonry and Paving 1 1 1 2
Woodcutting Machining 1 1 2
Engineering Production
Automatic Lathe Setting
Boring Setting/Operating 2
Capstan Setting/Operating 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Centre Lathe Turning 1 1 2 1 1
Milling Setting/Operating 1 2 1 2 1 1 1
Precision Grinding 1 1 2
Sheet Metal Work (Mec.) 1 2 1 1
Toolmaking Fitting and Machining
Welding—Electric Arc (Pipe) 1
Welding—Electric Arc (Plate) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Engineering Service
Draughtsmanship 1 2
Engineering Inspection
Fitting—General 1 1 1
Fitting—Jig and Tool 2
Fitting—Machine Tool Maintenance
Fitting—Pneumatic and Hydraulic
Detail Fitting and Machining 2
Electrical/Electronics
Electrical Installation and Maintenance 1 1 1
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing 1
Industrial Electronics 1
Fitting—Electrical 1 1
Instrument Maintenance 1 1 1
NC Machine Electronic Maintenance
Radio, TV and Electronic Servicing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TV Field Servicing 1
Plant and Automotive Trades
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Body Building 2 2
Motor Vehicle—Body Repair 1
Motor Vehicle—Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Spray Painting 1
Motor Vehicle—Combined SP and BR 1 1
General Servicing
Domestic Appliance Servicing
Sewing Machine Mechanics 1
Typewriter Repair and Maintenance 1 1
Watch and Clock Repair
Miscellaneous
Boat Fitting-Out
Furniture Cabinet-Making 1
Hairdressing (Men's) 1 1 1
Scientific Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Tailoring
Miscellaneous Engineering 1 1 1
General Construction Operatives
Food Preparation
Storekeeping 1 1

Midlands
Courses Birmingham Castle Bromwich Coventry Dudley North Staffs Wolverhampton Leicester Long Eaton Kirkby in Ashfield Sheffield Donecaster
Construction
Bricklaying 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Carpentry and Joinery 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Heating and Ventilating Fitting 2 2 1 1
House Painting 1 1 1 1
Pipe Fitting
Plastering
Plumbing 1 1 1
Slating and Tiling
Street Masonry and Paving 2
Woodcutting Machining 1
Engineering Production
Automatic Lathe Setting 2 2
Boring Setting/Operating 2 2 2
Capstan Setting/Operating 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Centre Lathe Turning 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2
Milling Setting/Operating 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2
Precision Grinding 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sheet Metal Work (Mec.) 2
Toolmaking Fitting and Machining 2 2 2 2
Welding—Electric Arc (Pipe)
Welding—Electric Arc (Plate) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Engineering Service
Draughtsmanship 1
Engineering Inspection 2 2 1
Fitting—General 1 1 1 1
Fitting—Jig and Tool 2
Fitting—Machine Tool Maintenance 1 2 1
Fitting—Pneumatic and Hydraulic 1 1
Detail Fitting and Machining 1 1
Electrical/Electronics
Electrical Installation and Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing 1 1
Industrial Electronics 1 1 12 1
Fitting—Electrical 1 2 1
Instrument Maintenance 1 1 1
NC Machine Electronic Maintenance 2
Radio, TV and Electronic Servicing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TV Field Servicing 1
Plant and Automotive Trades
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance 2 1 1 1
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Body Building
Motor Vehicle—Body Repair 2 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Spray Painting 1 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Combined SP and BR 1 1 1
General Servicing
Domestic Appliance Servicing 1
Sewing Machine Mechanics 1
Typewriter Repair and Maintenance 1
Watch and Clock Repair
Miscellaneous
Boat Fitting-Out
Furniture Cabinet-Making
Hairdressing (Men's) 1 1
Scientific Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Tailoring
Miscellaneous Engineering 2 2 2
General Construction Operatives
Food Preparation 2 2
Storekeeping 1 1 1

Wales and West
Courses Bristol Cardiff Gloucester Llanelli Newport Plymouth Port Talbot West Gwent Wrexham
Construction
Bricklaying 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1
Carpentry and Joinery 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Heating and Ventilating Fitting 1
House Painting 1 1 1
Pipe Fitting
Plastering 1 1
Plumbing 1 1 1 1 1
Slating and Tiling
Street Masonry and Paving
Woodcutting Machining 1 2
Engineering Production
Automatic Lathe Setting 2
Boring Setting/Operating 2 2
Capstan Setting/Operating 1 2 1 2 1 1 1
Centre Lathe Turning 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1
Milling Setting/Operating 1 2 1 1 2 2
Precision Grinding 1 2 1 1 2
Sheet Metal Work (Mec.) 1
Toolmaking Fitting and Machining 2 2 2
Welding—Electric Arc (Pipe) 1 1
Welding—Electric Arc (Plate) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Engineering Service
Draughtsmanship 1
Engineering Inspection 1 1 2
Fitting—General 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Fitting—Jig and Tool
Fitting—Machine Tool Maintenance 1 2 2
Fitting—Pneumatic and Hydraulic 1 2 2 2 2
Detail Fitting and Machining
Electrical/Electronics
Electrical Installation and Maintenance 1
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing
Industrial Electronics 1 1 1
Fitting—Electrical
Instrument Maintenance 1 1
NC Machine Electronic Maintenance
Radio, TV and Electronic Servicing 1 1 1 1 1
TV Field Servicing 1 1 1
Plant and Automotive Trades
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 2 1 2 1
Motor Vehicle—Body Building
Motor Vehicle—Body Repair 1 1 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Spray Painting 1 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Combined SP and BR 1 1 l
General Servicing
Domestic Appliance Servicing 1 1
Sewing Machine Mechanics 1 1 1
Typewriter Repair and Maintenance
Watch and Clock Repair
Miscellaneous
Boat Fitting-Out
Furniture Cabinet-Making
Hairdressing (Men's) 1 1
Scientific Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Tailoring
Miscellaneous Engineering 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2
General Construction Operatives 2 1 1 2
Food Preparation 1 2 1 2 1
Storekeeping 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

London
Courses Enfield Private Popular Twickenham Waddon
Construction
Bricklaying 1 1 1 1 1
Carpentry and Joinery 1 1 1 1 1
Heating and Ventilating Fitting 1 1 1
House Painting 1 1
Pipe Fitting
Plastering 1 1
Plumbing 2 1 1 1 1
Slating and Tiling 1
Street Masonry and Paving 1 1 1
Woodcutting Machining 1 1
Engineering Production
Automatic Lathe Setting 2
Boring Setting/Operating
Capstan Setting/Operating 2 2 2 2 2
Centre Lathe Turning 2 2 2 1 2
Milling Setting/Operating 2 2 2 2 2
Precision Grinding 2 2 2 2
Sheet Metal Work (Mec.) 2 2 2 2
Toolmaking Fitting and Machining 2
Welding—Electric Arc (Pipe)
Welding—Electric Arc (Plate) 1 1 1 1 2
Engineering Service
Draughtsmanship 1
Engineering Inspection 1
Fitting—General 2 2 2 2
Fitting—Jig and Tool 2
Fitting—Machine Tool Maintenance
Fitting—Pneumatic and Hydraulic 2
Detail Fitting and Machining 2 2 2 2
Electrical/Electronics
Electrical Installation and Maintenance 1
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing
Industrial Electronics 1 1 2 1 1
Fitting—Electrical 1 1
Instrument Maintenance 1
NC Machine Electronic Maintenance
Radio, TV and Electronic Servicing 1 1 1 1 1
TV Field Servicing 1 1 2
Plant and Automotive Trades
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance 2 1
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance 2 2 1 2 1
Motor Vehicle—Body Building 2
Motor Vehicle—Body Repair 1 2 2 1
Motor Vehicle—Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Spray Painting 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Combined SP and BR
General Servicing
Domestic Appliance Servicing
Sewing Machine Mechanics
Typewriter Repair and Maintenance 2 1 1 2
Watch and Clock Repair 1 1 1
Miscellaneous
Boat Fitting-Out
Furniture Cabinet-Making
Hairdressing (Men's) 2 1
Scientific Glass Blowing 2
Screen Process Printing 2
Tailoring 1 1 1
Miscellaneous Engineering
General Construction Operatives 2
Food Preparation 2 2 2
Storekeeping 1 1 1 1

South East
Courses Basildon Letchworth Medway Milton Keynes Norwich Ipswich Peterborough Portsmouth Reading Slough Southampton West Sussex
Construction
Bricklaying 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
Carpentry and Joinery 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
Heating and Ventilating Fitting 1 2
House Painting 2 1 1
Pipe Fitting
Plastering 2 1
Plumbing 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1
Slating and Tiling
Street Masonry and Paving
Woodcutting Machining 2 2 1
Engineering Production
Automatic Lathe Setting 2
Boring Setting/Operating
Capstan Setting/Operating 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2
Centre Lathe Turning 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Milling Setting/Operating 2 2 2 1 2 1 2
Precision Grinding 2 2 2 2 2
Sheet Metal Work (Mec.) 1 2 2 1 2
Toolmaking Fitting and Machining 2
Welding—Electric Arc (Pipe)
Welding—Electric Arc (Plate) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Engineering Service
Draughtsmanship 2
Engineering Inspection 1 1
Fitting—General 2 2 2 1
Fitting—Jig and Tool
Fitting—Machine Tool Maintenance 1
Fitting—Pneumatic and Hydraulic 2
Detail Fitting and Machining 1 2 1
Electrical/ Electronics
Electrical Installation and Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Electronic Wiring and Circuit Testing
Industrial Electronics 1 11 1 1 1 1 2
Fitting—Electrical 1
Instrument Maintenance 1 2 1
NC Machine Electronic Maintenance 1
Radio, TV and Electronic Servicing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TV Field Servicing 1 1
Plant and Automotive Trades
Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1
Contractors' Plant Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1
Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Body Building
Motor Vehicle—Body Repair 1 1 2 2 2 1
Motor Vehicle—Repair and Maintenance 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Motor Vehicle—Spray Painting 1 2 1
Motor Vehicle—Combined SP and BR
General Servicing
Domestic Appliance Servicing 1 1
Sewing Machine Mechanics
Typewriter Repair and Maintenance 1 2
Watch and Clock Repair 1
Miscellaneous
Boat Fitting-Out 1
Furniture Cabinet-Making
Hairdressing (Men's) 1 1
Scientific Glass Blowing
Screen Process Printing
Tailoring
Miscellaneous Engineering
General Construction Operatives
Food Preparation 1
Storekeeping 1 2 1 2
Key:
1 = Waiting list in operation.
2 = Insufficient Applicants.