§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the
Number of places available at 31st December 1977 Number completions January December 1977 Premature termination rate* Placement rate† Per cent Per cent.(a) Per cent.(b) SCOTLAND 9 skillcentres, 3 annexes … 1,800 2,763 23.0 64.0 42.0 NORTH EAST 10 skillcentres, 4 annexes … 2,998 3,651 33.0 68.0 52.0 NORTH WEST 10 skillcentres, 2 annexes … 2,281 3,110 32.0 64.0 51.0 MIDLANDS 11 skillcentres, 5 annexes … 3,152 3,325 31.0 79.0 70.0 WALES AND WEST 10 skillcentres, 6 annexes … 2,779 4,224 28.0 68.0 53.0 SOUTH EAST 12 skillcentres, 6 annexes … 2,932 3,625 23.0 84.0 73.0 LONDON 5 skillcentres, 5 annexes … 2,453 3,241 33.0 82.0 68.0 GREAT BRITAIN 67 skillcentres, 31 annexes … 18,395 23,939 29.0 73.0 59.0 * Percentage of entrants to training in January to March 1977 who did not successfully complete their courses. † Based on a 1 in 6 sample of TOPS trainees who completed training in 1977— (a) percentage in employment three months after completion of their course. (b) percentage in employment and using what was learnt, three months after completion of their course.