§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what outcome measures of rehabilitation are used by his Department to assess the effectiveness of the employment services for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsThe outcome measures used to assess the effectiveness of the employment rehabilitation service are as follows:
- (i) Total number of courses;
- (ii) Total number of clients attending courses;
- (iii) Clients with disabilities expressed as a percentage of the total client group;
- (iv) The percentage of clients who proceed to rehabilitation following an assessment course;
- (v) Average cost per disabled client;
- (vi) Average cost per week per disabled client;
- (vii) Average resettlement rate into employment or training;
- (viii) Average cost per disabled client resettled into employment or training.