§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland where were the number of apprentices in Northern Ireland in(a) engineering, (b) plumbing, (c) joinery and (d)bricklaying, in the years 1987–88, 1988–89 and 1989–90.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 21 May 1990]: The number of apprentices registered for training in the specified occupational trades were as follows:
1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 (a) Engineering 232 306 396 (b) Plumbing 42 104 130 (c) Joinery 638 777 933 (d) Bricklaying 333 461 575
§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many young people attended each Government training centre in Northern Ireland in 1987–88, and in 1988–89; and what percentage of those from each centre, on completion of their training, went to(a) jobs and (b) self-employment.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 21 May 1990]: The table below shows the number of young people trained at the various training centre in Northern Ireland in 1987–88 and 1988–89 and the percentages of such young people who entered employment. There are no figures available for the percentages entering self-employment; as the young people trained at the centres would have completed initial training only in the skills required for apprenticeships etc., it is unlikely that many would have entered self-employment.
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Number of young people trained Percentage entering employment Year 1987–88 1988–89 1987–88 1988–89 Centre Ballymena 223 294 85 83 Boucher road 110 135 54 64 Craigavon 232 272 86 91 Dundonald 278 300 82 93 Enniskillen 83 102 78 82 Felden 173 228 79 78 Lisburn 89 108 76 93 Maydown 135 148 57 80 Newry 183 240 93 94 Omagh 105 153 74 96 Springtown 89 86 78 91