Youth Training (Hansard, 2 April 1985)

§ 20. Mr. Meadowcroft
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many small and medium sized companies are currently involved in providing work experience places for the youth training scheme; and what is the percentage of recruitment into full-time employment from such placements.

§ Mr. Peter Morrison
The information is not available in the precise form requested. Some 82,000 establishments with under 25 employees and a further 16,000 establishments with between 25–99 employees participate in the youth training scheme.
Latest results from the regular follow-up survey of leavers show that 68 per cent. of young people who left employer-led schemes last July went into full-time employment, over half with the employer who ran the scheme or provided work-based experience for it.
This compares with a figure of 38 per cent. who left mode B schemes.

§ 27. Mr. Allan Roberts
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of the 330,000 participants in the youth training scheme he expects to find on-going full-time employment as a result of their participation; and on what evidence he bases his estimate.

§ Mr. Peter Morrison
The Manpower Services Commission conducts regular monthly surveys of young people who leave the youth training scheme. Questionnaires are sent to a 15 per cent. sample of leavers some three months after they have left the scheme. The most recent results relate to young people who left the scheme in July 1984 and show that over 60 per cent. went into full-time employment and around two thirds went into work or other full-time education or training.

§ Miss Boothroyd
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many and what percentage of school leavers have been on youth training or youth opportunity schemes for each of the last five years for which records 531W are available; whether he will break these figures down into the following areas: (a) west midlands, (b) east midlands, (c) Scotland, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) north, (f) north-west, (g) Yorkshire and Humberside, (h) East Anglia, (i) south-east, (j) Wales and (k) south-west; and of these, how many trainees were (i) offered jobs with sponsors, (ii) found work, (iii) registered for employment and (iv) found places on other schemes on completion of their periods of training.

§ Mr. Peter Morrison
[pursuant to his reply, 26 March 1985, c. 37–38]: Information in the precise form requested is not available. Table 1 shows for Great Britain the number and percentage of 16 to 18-year-olds on the youth opportunities programme-youth training scheme in the January of each year from 1980 to 1984.
Table 2 shows, as far as information is available, the destinations of leavers from the schemes.

TABLE 2

Destination of youth opportunities programme-youth training scheme trainees

Youth opportunities programme Youth training scheme

1979–80^* 1980–81^* 1981–82^* 1982–83^* June 1984† July 1984†

On another scheme 8 8 8 9 4 5

Job with same employer 22 20 21 18 21 30

Job with different employer 30 24 25 27 35 31

Part-time employment ║ ║ ║ ║ 1 1

Unemployed 34 40 39 37 35 28

Full-time college course‡ 2 3 2 3 2 3

Other 4 4 5 6 3 2

^* Those starting their scheme in that year.

† Those leaving their schemes in that month (surveyed five to six months later).

‡ For years 1979–80 to 1982–83, this includes some trainees who may have returned to school.

║ No separate analysis of part-time employment carried out.

TABLE 2
Destination of youth opportunities programme-youth training scheme trainees
	Youth opportunities programme	Youth training scheme
	1979–80^*	1980–81^*	1981–82^*	1982–83^*	June 1984†	July 1984†
On another scheme	8	8	8	9	4	5
Job with same employer	22	20	21	18	21	30
Job with different employer	30	24	25	27	35	31
Part-time employment	║	║	║	║	1	1
Unemployed	34	40	39	37	35	28
Full-time college course‡	2	3	2	3	2	3
Other	4	4	5	6	3	2
^* Those starting their scheme in that year.
† Those leaving their schemes in that month (surveyed five to six months later).
‡ For years 1979–80 to 1982–83, this includes some trainees who may have returned to school.
║ No separate analysis of part-time employment carried out.