§ 44. Mr. Harrisasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the estimated cost to local education authorities of in-service teacher training.
§ Mr. Chris Patten£24 million of LEA expenditure is eligible this financial year for support from the specific grant scheme for in-service training for certain national priority purposes; the grant rate is 90 per cent. and the balance falls to the individual authority. Local education authorities may also pool certain costs of in-service training; the total expenditure eligible for pooling support is estimated at £80 million to £85 million in this financial year. The proportion of expenditure which may be pooled is 75 or 100 per cent. depending on category: the balance falls to the individual training authority. LEA expenditure under the TVEI-related in-service training scheme (TRIST) is met in full by the Manpower Services Commission; there is no residual cost to the authority. The Department does not collect information about the cost to LEAs of in-service training activities not supported by these arrangements.