HC Deb 23 July 1991 vol 195 cc530-1W
Mr. Madel

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment for how long his Department will continue to fund the TVEI programme in schools; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jackson

[holding answer 22 July 1991]: The Department is responsible for TVEI. Funding for the initiative continues until 1997–98. Within that timetable, education authorities will progressively leave the initiative from summer 1992, depending upon their date of entry.

The initiative has been successful in fulfilling its purpose of embedding training and vocational education in the education system. It has been a major facilitator for a range of educational developments, including the national curriculum, national record of achievement and innovative teaching and learning styles.