§ Mr. Leightonasked the Paymaster General if he will give a breakdown of the number on the YTS by skill being learnt; and if there is any intention of giving YTS trainees a contract.
§ Mr. TrippierThe most recent figures available giving a breakdown of the numbers of young people on YTS by skill being learned are for the period April to December 1985. The numbers of young people starting on 1 year YTS by occupational training family (OTF) in Great Britain are shown in the table.
Occupational Training Family Starters April-December 1985 (Male and Female, All YTS1 schemes) 01 Admin, Clerical, Office 67,687 02 Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Fishing 16,417 03 Craft, Design 17,152 04 Installation, Maintenance, Repairs 52,208 05 Technical, Scientific 7,085 06 Manufacture. Assembly 54,081 07 Processing 1,951 08 Food Processing 15,319 09 Personal Services, Sales 68,505 10 Community and Health Service 15,694 11 Transport 6,668 98 Unclassified Starters 26,129 99 Unclassified Places 14,287 All Training Families 363,183 Figures for two-year YTS are not yet available.
Managing agents must issue to all YTS trainees a training agreement which gives information on their training programme and the terms and conditions which apply. Contracted status is not essential for that purpose but managing agents are free to give such status to their training agreements if they so wish.
§ Mr. Leightonasked the Paymaster General in which trades the youth training scheme has been integrated with apprenticeships.
§ Mr. TrippierI regret that a full list of trades is not available. However, the main industries in which integration has been achieved are agriculture, building, electrical contracting, heating and ventilating, engineering, engineering maintenance, printing and road transport. It is estimated that in 1984 around half of all first year apprenticeships were brought within YTS.
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§ Mr. Leightonasked the Paymaster General what are the payments to trainees on the YTS agreed by the Milk Marketing Board.
§ Mr. TrippierAll trainees on the YTS scheme have employee status and are paid the full rate for the job by the Milk Marketing Board.
§ Mr. Leightonasked the Paymaster General what information he has on the extent of topping-up of the YTS allowance by employers.
§ Mr. TrippierI regret that I am unable to offer reliable information. Payments made to YTS trainees in excess of the standard allowances to which they are entitled are a matter for the training providers concerned. Neither my Department nor the Manpower Services Commission receives comprehensive details of such payments.