§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of people who had completed an employment training scheme course during the year ended December 1991; and how many found employment at the end of the course.
Mr. JacksonIn Great Britain in the year to March 1991, the latest date for which information is available, 48 per cent. of leavers had completed their agreed training and 33 per cent. of all leavers were on full-time, part-time or self-employment three months after leaving employment training. Absolute numbers are not available because not all trainees respond to the follow-up questionnaire.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of those people who have completed an employment training scheme course have obtained a work qualification at the end of the course.
Mr. JacksonIn the year to March 1991, the latest period for which information is available, 42 per cent. of employment training trainees completing their agreed training in Great Britain successfully obtained a qualification or a credit towards one.