§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Employment what action he takes to ensure that trainees under the TOPS scheme are genuinely seeking to find gainful employment at the end of their training course; and what power he has to recover all or part of the cost of such courses from trainees who are in a position to contribute from their own financial resources.
§ Mr. Golding,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 25th January 1977; Vol. 924, c. 548], gave the following information:
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that before being accepted for training, applicants must clearly demonstrate to the satisfaction of a skilled interviewer and, in respect of most courses, an additional selection panel, that they are clearly motivated towards employment in the training occupation. While it would be possible for the Manpower Services Commission to require trainees who were in a position to contribute from their own financial resources to bear all or part of the cost of such courses it has at present no plans for introducing such arrangements.