§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many disablement resettlement officers there have been in each of the last five years; and what were their client numbers and placement records during the same period.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information requested is as follows:
training in line with the objectives of the new training initiative, and on the role of the Skillcentre Training Agency in this.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 3 December 1984]: Significant progress towards standards-based training is being made in most sectors of the economy and this applies both to the initial training of young people and to adults. In June 1984 the Manpower Services Commission published a position statement which identified the need for greater effort to be made to open up access to jobs and to training, to ensure that training is relevant and cost-effective and to develop and improve systems of assessment and certification. The Government endorse these objectives which the Commission is carrying forward in concert with industry training organisations and standard-setting bodies.
The Skillcentre Training Agency liaises with industry and examining bodies to ensure that its courses include tests of competence to the latest standards. Industrial 159W training boards are also discussing with a range of bodies (including the Skillcentre Training Agency) the provision of test centres for a locality.