§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the criteria by which TECs will be paid their output-related funding for 1991–92 for(a) youth training, (b) employment training or (c) the enterprise allowance scheme; on what evidence their performance will be assessed; who is responsible for collecting and evaluating this evidence; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. JacksonFor youth training (YT), TECs will be paid output-related funding in 1991–92 for national vocational qualifications (NVQs), or equivalent qualifications, at level II and above gained by those trainees who have remained in training for a minimum period of one month. Additionally, payment will be made for NVQs, or equivalent qualifications, gained at level I by some special training needs trainees.
For employment training (ET), TECs will be paid output-related funding for NVQs, or equivalent qualifications, gained by those trainees (other than trainees in skill shortage occupations or who are returning to the labour market) who have remained in training for a minimum 487W period of one month. Payment will also be made for such trainees who are in a job, self employment, or full-time education or training three months after leaving ET.
Payment will be made for trainees in skill shortage occupations or who are returning to the labour market who gain NVQs, or equivalent qualifications, at level II and above and are in a job, self employment, or full-time education three months after leaving ET.
For the enterprise allowance scheme, TECs will be paid output-related funding for scheme entrants and for 12 week and 26 week business survivors.
Evidence that outputs have been achieved will be collected and held by TECs and training providers and will be available for audit by the Employment Department.
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give a summary of the information that has been collected by his Department from area offices and TECs about the employment training recontracting that has taken place showing(a) which TECs or area offices have reduced or terminated ET contracts, or plan to, giving the number of contracts involved and (b) which TECs or area offices have had problems finding alternative places for trainees who have been displaced from training programmes as a result of recontracting, giving the number of trainees involved; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. JacksonMy Department is currently negotiating contracts with training and enterprise councils (TECs) for the delivery of employment training (ET) in 1991–92. Decisions on contracts with individual training providers are a matter for TECs.
Information is not held centrally on numbers of ET contracts which are reduced or terminated nor on the numbers of ET trainees transferred to alternative training providers.
My right hon. and learned Friend announced to the House on 26 February provision of an additional £120 million for ET in 1991–92. This additional resource will enable ET to continue to play its important role in helping long term unemployed people back to work.
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the allocated budget of each of the operational TECs for 1991–92, showing the amounts contracted for(a) youth training, (b) employment training and (c) the enterprise allowance scheme.