HC Deb 13 July 1981 vol 8 c312W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people trained at skillcentres in Dundee and Scotland, respectively, have been unable to find employment at the end of their training in the past year.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

Comprehensive information is not available. A sample survey of skillcentre trainees is carried out three months after completion of training. The survey results for Dundee and Scotland in the year 1 March 1980 to 28 February 1981, the latest period for which information is available, are given in the following table.

Dundee Scotland
Numbers of people completing skillcentre courses 158 2,779
per cent. per cent.
Percentage unemployed 3 months after completion of training 47.6 57.6