§ 23. Mr. Welshasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what long-term role his Department will have in maintaining standards and establishing standards in the educational component of the youth training scheme.
§ Sir Keith JosephThe Manpower Services Commission is responsible to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment for the standards of the youth training scheme. A DES official acts as an assessor to the commission's advisory group on content and standards and within the limits of its resources Her Majesty's Inspectorate will monitor and report on the quality of college-based provision for trainees as it does for other educational provision. The inspectorate has recently undertaken a survey of the provision made by a sample of colleges and a report will be published in due course.