§ 61. Mr. FavellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement about the development of the computer-assisted local labour market information system.
§ Mr. CopeThe computer-assisted local labour market information system is based in each of the Training Agency's 57 area offices, and holds information on local employers and their skills and training needs. It is used in planning training and vocational education provision, to help ensure that local labour market needs are met effectively.
CALLMI was introduced in 1986. A database of, on average, about 1,000 employers per area office has been built up and the labour market analyses produced have made an important contribution to the planning of work-related further education, YTS and employment training.
Further developments will focus mainly on exploring the most effective means of co-operation with other collectors and users of local labour market information, such as chambers of commerce and local authorities. It is 180W expected that training and enterprise councils, as they are set up, will take over responsibility for local aspects of LMI including CALLMI.