§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the adult training strategy.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe Government's adult training strategy encompasses a number of initiatives to stimulate adult training.
The national adult training campaign, launched in November with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of adult training, is now under way. Action in support of the campaign is being developed at both national and local level.
The commission is working jointly with the Education Departments to promote effective collaboration and action on training at local level. Encouraging progress is being made and 116 individual projects have been approved to date. We are developing new methods of delivering training by extending best practice in the use of open learning, supporting the development of new training technologies and encouraging work on the training needs of trainers.