§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he has any plans to allow any participants in his training voucher scheme to operate their involvement in the scheme outside the auspices of the local TEC; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarIn the prospectus "Training Credits for Young People" I invited training and enterprise councils (TECs) to submit proposals to implement pilot credit schemes on a local basis. Around 10 pilots will be selected, to run from April 1991.
333WIt will be for the TEC to propose the arrangements for issue and encashment of the credit and to ensure that it is used in respect of approved training delivered by an approved training provider. I shall be looking for arrangements in general which offer young people wide scope for exercising choice. It will also be for the TEC to propose arrangements for young people who wish or need to train outside the TEC area.