§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what training he proposes to give to training agents to assist them in making assessments and drawing up appropriate personal action plans.
§ Mr. NichollsThe Training Commission is funding a full range of provision to help training agents provide training for their own staff where this is appropriate. The training will follow the planned approach for employment training itself, with staff being helped to assess their own training needs, prepare a personal training plan and to take training leading towards vocational qualifications. As part of this commitment a series of special training events for training agents has been arranged over the next few months.