§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in theOfficial Report the job creating schemes and training help for which companies located in the Blackpool travel-to-work area qualify.
§ Mr. CopeThe Manpower Services Commission administers the following schemes/programmes which are available to companies located in the Blackpool travel-to-work area:
- YTS
- New job training scheme
- Training grants for employers
- National priority skills scheme
- Training for enterprise
- Community programme
These schemes/programmes have individual qualifying criteria and these would need to be satisfied before companies were able to participate.
Local employer networks and local collaborative projects also offer employers a chance to influence the provision of training in the area and there is a training access point which may help companies identify appropriate training.