§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment what courses are currently offered for (a) adults and (b) young people at the Charlton skillcentre; and which of these are fully taken up.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonFollowing is the information requested:
Adult Courses
- Carpentry and joinery
- Motor vehicle repair and maintenance
- Heavy vehicle repair and maintenance
- Typewriter repair and maintenance
Young People's Courses
- Induction/assessment
- Basic office skills
- Basic industrial electronics
- Basic engineering fitting
- Motor vehicle body repair and spray painting
- Sheet metal work/welding
- Fast food service
The classes in carpentry and joinery, typewriter repair and maintenance and motor vehicle body repair and spray painting were fully taken up in the week commencing 10 May 1982.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many (a) adults and (b) young people have been entered for each course at the Charlton skillcentre since it opened; and how many have successfully completed training.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe information is as follows:
Adults Starts* Completions Carpentry and Joinery 81 54 Motor Vehicle repair and maintenance 26 15 Heavy vehicle repair and maintenance 48 29 Typewriter repair and maintenance 39 25 Motor vehicle body repair† 45 30 Motor vehicle spray painting† 37 18 276 171
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Young People Starts* Completions Basic industrial electronics 159 97 Basic office skills 157 106 Engineering 115 69 Motor vehicle spray painting/body repair 158 100
Young People Starts* Completions Sheet metal work 111 68 Fast food service 89 57 ‡789 497 * Includes those still in training. ">† These classes are not currently operational. ">‡ All young people take an induction/assessment course before joining a training class. Of 1,129 young people who started the induction/ assessment process 312 failed to complete it and 28 were offered employment before the training began.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the estimated number of (a) adults and (b) young people who have been placed in jobs after successfully completing training at the Charlton skillcentre.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonSince training commenced at Charlton skillcentre 142 adult trainees and 373 young people have been placed in employment. A further 28 young people were placed in employment during the assessment period.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment what have been the estimated annual running costs for the Charlton skillcentre for each year of its operation.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe estimated annual running costs for Charlton skillcentre since it became fully operational in late 1979 are as follows:
- 1980–81—£.570,000
- 1981–82—£630,000
These figures cover salaries and wages, premises, operating costs, administration expenses, depreciation and canteen costs, but exclude trainee allowances.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many places for (a) adults and (b) young people are currently available at the Charlton skillcentre; and how many of these are filled.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThere are currently 52 adult places and 72 young persons' places, of which 50 and 61 are filled respectively.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current estimated cost per trainee at the Charlton skillcentre; and how this compares with the average for skillcentres in Greater London.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe current estimated cost per trainee place at Charlton skillcentre is £5,350 per annum compared with an estimated average cost of £4,700 for skillcentres in Greater London. Both figures exclude trainee allowances.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many places for (a) adults and (b) young people will be available at the Deptford skillcentre when it is fully in operation.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonWhen Deptford skillcentre is fully operational it will have 182 adult places and 40 places for young people. If Charlton skillcentre is merged with it there will be 246 adult places and 100 places for young people.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment what courses will be offered for (a) adults and (b) young people at the Deptford skillcentre when it is fully in operation.
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§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe information is a follows. Column A shows the courses available if Charlton is merged with Deptford: column B shows planned provision if the classes from Charlton are excluded.
Column A Adult Column B Adult Carpentry and Joinery Plumbing Carpentry and Joinery Plumbing Heating and Ventilation Heating and Ventilation Bricklaying Bricklaying Centre lathe turning/milling setting operating Centre lathe turning/milling setting operating Toolmaking fitting/machining Toolmaking fitting/machining Sheet metal work Sheet metal work Instrument maintenance Instrument maintenance Industrial electronics Industrial electronics Radio, TV and Electronics servicing Radio, TV and Electronics servicing Motor vehicle repair and maintenance Motor vehicle repair and maintenance Screen process printing Screen process printing Women's assessment course Women's assessment course Typewriter repair and maintenance Heavy vehicle repair and maintenance Motor vehicle body repair Motor vehicle spray painting Young People Young People Induction/assessment Induction/assessment Domestic house servicing Domestic house servicing Basic industrial Electronics Basic industrial Electronics Fast food service Fast food service Basic engineering fitting Basic office skills Motor vehicle body repair and spray painting Sheet metal work and welding
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the estimated annual running cost of the Deptford skillcentre when it is fully in operation; and what is the estimated cost per trainee.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe estimated annual running cost for Deptford when fully operational and the estimated cost per trainee are £990,000 and £4,500 respectively. If Charlton skillcentre were merged with it these costs are estimated to be £1,200,000 and £3,500 respectively.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many places are now available in skillcentres in Greater London; and how many of these are currently filled.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThere are 1,762 places available for training in Greater London, of which 1,437 are currently filled.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many vacancies for skillcentre instructors in Greater London remained unfilled at the most recent convenient date; and which were the main shortage skills.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonOn 30 April 1982 there were 14 unfilled instructor posts in Greater London. Eight of these vacancies were in construction trades including four for carpentry and joinery.