§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will set out in tabular form the full range of educational courses with a vocational content now provided in different parts of the country by (a) schools, (b) colleges of further education, (c) universities and (d) polytechnics; and if she will give the numbers of people taking each of these courses, and the total sums of money involved in providing them.
§ Mr. OakesMany educational courses which some would regard as non-vocational may be very relevant to the subsequent employment of particular individuals and although some educational courses have a higher vocational content than others, it is not possible to classify them in this way. Accordingly all educational courses and student numbers are summarised in the attached table.
It is not possible to attribute costs to separate groups of courses or students. The Civil Expenditure Plans (Cmnd. 6721-II) gives total educational expenditure in Great Britain. It is estimated that the average institutional cost of providing tuition per student in universities in Great Britain and, for England and Wales, in polytechnics, colleges of education, major establishments of further education and secondary schools (pupils over compulsory school age) is £2,225, £1,960, £1,280, £850 and £699, respectively.
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Full-time and Sandwich Part-time day and evening Great Britain England and Wales Great Britain England and Wales Maintained Schools Academic Year 1975–76 Universities Polytechnics Other*establishments of Further Education Primary, Middle and Secondary Special Universities Polyterchnics Other establishment of Further* Education. Degree Courses (first and higher degrees). 242,431 53,975 8,939 — — 19,258 5,861 1,115 Ordinary and higher national diplomas Professional qualifications — 11,564 33,995 — — — 12 10 City and Guilds — 152 50,369 — — — 6,887 375,986 Other advanced courses 11,582 7,000 8,090 — — 5.751 22,916 34,006 Other non-advanced courses (including non-recognised). — 5,566 189,390 — — — 19,420 1,067,948 Teacher training 7,245 10,187 90,606 — — † † † School pupils over compulsory school age. — — — 278,482 2,536 — — — * Includes students on recognised courses at evening institutes. † About 3,400 (full-time students equivalent of part-time) in in-service/induction training in England and Wales.