Further Education (Hansard, 10 July 1990)

§ 22. Mr. Harry Barnes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has any plans to increase the number of 16-year-olds entering full-time further education.

§ 32. Mr. Flannery
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has any plans to increase the number of 16-year-olds entering full-time further education.

§ 52. Mr. Turner
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has any plans to increase the number of 16-year-olds entering full-time further education.
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Mr. Jackson
I refer the hon. Members to the reply that I gave to the hon. Members for Carlisle (Mr. Martlew) and for Redcar (Ms. Mowlam) on 12 June 1990,Official Report, column 169.

§ 51. Mr. Morley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement regarding education and training for 16 to 19-year-olds.

§ 54. Mr. Boyes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement regarding education and training for 16 to 19-year-olds.

57. Mr. John P. Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement regarding education and training for 16 to 19-year-olds.

Mr. Jackson
The Government believe that many more young people should be participating in education and training, both full time and part time. Participation in full-time post-compulsory education has increased very substantially in recent years.
The Government are doing much to encourage the development of education and training beyond 16. We are committed to maintaining the standards of A-levels and advanced supplementary examinations, and to improving their effectiveness in meeting both the needs of students and the requirements of higher education and employment. The National Council for Vocational Qualifications has been established to put in place a coherent framework of relevant vocational qualifications. Steps are being taken more generally to make the range of courses and qualifications available to this age group more attractive, notably by the development of core skills which all young people and adults will need in future in all walks of life.
Training credits for 16 and 17-year-olds who have left full-time education are to be piloted from next year. They will make clear to young people their entitlement to training. They have the potential to increase significantly the number of young people in jobs who receive worthwhile education and training.