HC Deb 22 October 1984 vol 65 cc422-9W
Mr. Sheerman

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the institutions, courses and student numbers currently engaged in non-advanced mining education in the further education sector; and what was the position five years ago.

Sir Keith Joseph

The information requested is not yet available for the current academic year. The following information relates to the academic years 1978–79 and 1983–84 for colleges in England:

Courses Student Enrolment November 1978 Student Enrolment November 1983
St. Helens College of Technology
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining 88 56
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 108 16
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 108 18
BTEC Diploma Coal Mining 48 12
City & Guilds Practical Mining Electronics 28
City & Guilds Hydraulics and Pneumatics in Mining 33
UEI Coal Mining Craft Subjects 85
UEI Colliery Mechanics Craft Subjects 31
UEI Colliery Electricians Craft Subjects 29
ULCI Coal Mining Craft Subjects* 42
ULCI Colliery Deputies Proficiency Certificate* 18
Barnsley College of Technology
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining 39 79
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 174 146
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 130 106
City & Guilds Coal Preparation Practice 10 13
City & Guilds Mining Dust Control 23 12
YHCFE Colliery Deputies Certificate 19 28
YHCFE Coal Mining Craft Subjects 50 53
YHCFE Colliery Mechanics Craft Subjects 94 40
YHCFE Colliery Electricians Craft Subjects 96 25
Doncaster Metropolitan Institute of Higher Education
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining 51 99
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 117 86
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 110 65
BTEC Diploma Coal Mining 24 24
City & Guilds Coal Preparation Practice 42 18
City & Guilds Colliery Electricians Craft Subjects 65 47
City & Guilds Colliery Ventilation and Dust Control 27 12
City & Guilds Coal Preparation Technology 27
YHCFE Colliery Deputies Certificate 17 15
YHCFE Coal Mining Craft Subjects* 41
YHCFE Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies 83
Rotherham College of Arts and Technology
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining 35 55
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 86 126
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 68 90
YHCFE Coal Mining Craft Subjects 10 20
YHCFE Colliery Mechanics Craft Subjects 33 23
YHCFE Colliery Electricians Craft Subjects
YHCFE Colliery Deputies Certificate 28 28
Rother Valley College of Further Education
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining)* 41
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining)* 25
YHCFE Coal Mining Craft Studies 104
YHCFE Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies 62 21
YHCFE Colliery Electricians Craft Studies* 56
City & Guilds Coal Mining Craft Studies 17
Wakefield District College of Further Education
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining 43 92
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 160 152
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 115 149
City & Guilds Coal Mining Craft Studies 137 142
City & Guilds Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies 10 31
City & Guilds Colliery Electricians Craft Studies 13 24
City & Guilds Practical Mining Electronics 13
EMEU Mining Industries Basic Studies 71
YHCFE Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies* 146
YHCFE Colliery Electricians Craft Studies 119
YHCFE Colliery Deputies Certificate 29
Wearside College of Further Education
BTEC Certificate Electricial Engineering (Mining) 48 41
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 50 44
City & Guilds Coal Mining Craft Studies 13
City & Guilds Colliery Electricians Craft Studies* 17
NCTEC Coal Mining Craft Studies 25
NCTEC Mining Industries Basic Studies* 52
NCTEC Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies* 40
UEI Mine Deputies 13

Courses Student Enrolment November 1978 Student Enrolment November 1983
Newbury College of Further Education
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 48
North East Derbyshire College of Further Education
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining 42 56
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 68 68
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 71 39
EMEU Mining Industries Basic Studies 58 40
EMEU Coal Mining Craft Studies 113 91
EMEU Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies 50 48
EMEU Colliery Electricians Craft Studies 32 39
EMEU Mine Deputies 18 14
South East Derbyshire College
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining* 38
City & Guilds Coal Mining Craft Studies* 14
City & Guilds Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies* 14
City & Guilds Colliery Electricians Craft Studies* 7
EMEU Mining Industries Basic Studies* 21
New College Durham
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining 80 55
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 144 42
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 48 43
City & Guilds Dust Control in Mines* 10
NCTEC Mining Industries Basic Studies 25
NCTEC Coal Mining Craft Studies 16
MQB Deputies Certificate 24
Peterlee Technical College
NCTEC Mining Industries Basic Studies* 141
NCTEC Coal Mining Craft Studies* 31
NCTEC Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies* 77
NCTEC Colliery Electricians Craft Studies* 55
Canterbury College of Technology
BTEC Certificate in Coal Mining* 16
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 52 26
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 36 19
City & Guilds Coal Mining Craft Studies 26 9
City & Guilds Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies 15 33
City & Guilds Colliery Electricians Craft Studies* 21
EMEU Mining Industries Basic Studies* 38
Coalville Technical College
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining 37 18
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 72 45
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 46 23
NCB Mine Entrants Certificate* 49
City & Guilds Colliery Control Engineering 30 29
EMEU Coal Mining Craft Studies 16 22
EMEU Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies 48 15
EMEU Colliery Electricians Craft Studies 36 17
EMEU Mine Deputies 16
EMEU Mining Industries Basic Studies* 14
MQB Shotfirers Certificate 16
Northumberland Technical College
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining 29 48
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 76 27
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 49 19
NCTEC Coal Mining Craft Studies 25
NCTEC Colliery Electricians Craft Studies 52 14
NCTEC Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies* 55
MQB Deputies Certificate 13
NCB Mine Entrants Certificate 33 34
West Nottingham College of Further Education
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining 91 84
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 104 92
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 99 70
BTEC Diploma Coal Mine 24
BTEC Diploma Electrical Engineering (Mining)
BTEC Diploma Mechanical Engineering (Mining)
BTEC Diploma Coal Mining Surveying

Courses Student Enrolment November 1978 Student Enrolment November 1983
EMEU Coal Mining Craft Studies 54 36
EMEU Colliery Electricians Craft Studies 112 31
EMEU Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies 38 47
EMEU Mine Deputies 26 10
North Nottinghamshire College of Further Education
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining 39 45
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 157 63
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 69
City & Guilds Coal Mining Craft Studies 53 28
City & Guilds Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies 15 29
City & Guilds Colliery Electricians Craft Studies 10 18
City & Guilds Colliery Ventilation and Dust Control
City & Guilds Practical Mining Electronics 13
EMEU Mining Industries Basic Studies 83 66
EMEU Mine Deputies 19 11
Arnold and Carlton College of Further Education
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining 53 16
EMEU Mining Industries Basic Studies 57 35
EMEU Coal Mining Craft Studies 36
EMEU Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies 18 29
EMEU Colliery Electricians Craft Studies 27 27
EMEU Mine Deputies* 16
Trent Polytechnic
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 20 36
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 20 26
City & Guilds Colliery Ventilation and Dust Control 28 30
City & Guilds Dust Control in Coal Mines 14 11
Stoke-on-Trent Technical College
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining 19 21
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 38 15
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 60 59
BTEC Diploma Coal Mining* 63
City & Guilds Practical Mining Electronics 14
City & Guilds Hydraulics and Pneumatics in Mining 16
UEI Colliery Electricians/Mechanics Craft Studies 109 65
UEI Mine Deputies
Cannock Chase Technical College
BTEC Certificate Coal Mining* 34
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 51 31
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 47 27
UEI Coal Mining Craft Studies 13
UEI Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies 16
UEI Colliery Electricians Craft Studies 13
UEI Colliery Electricians/Mechanics Craft Studies* 64
UEI Mine Deputies*
NCB Mine Entrants Certificate* 32
North Staffordshire Polytechnic
City & Guilds Coal Preparation Practice 11
City & Guilds Coal Preparation Technology 30 24
Certificate in Colliery Ventilation 12
North Warwickshire College of Technology and Art
BTEC Certificate Electrical Engineering (Mining) 45 21
BTEC Certificate Mechanical Engineering (Mining) 37 31
UEI Colliery Mechanics Craft Studies 40
UEI Mine Deputies 16 16
UEI Coal Mining Craft Subjects* 79
NCB Mine Entrants Certificate* 31
Abbreviations:
BTEC = Business/Technician Education Council
EMEU = East Midlands Educational Union
NCTEC = Northern Counties Technician Education Council
UEI = Union of Educational Institutions
YHCFE = Yorkshire and Humberside Council for Further Education
ULCI = Union of Lancashire and Cheshire Institutes
MQB = Mining Qualifications Board
NCB = National Coal Board

* Courses not in operation in 1983

Less than 10 students on these courses

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