§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people are currently engaged in publicly funded training in Wales(a) in total and (b) by training subject area; and if he will provide similar figures for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe total numbers engaged in publicly funded training since 31 March 1989 and in subsequent years are shown in table A. Comparable figures for years prior to 1989 are not available.
An analysis of those in training by subject area for September 1992 and September 1993 is shown in table B. Comparable figures for years prior to 1992 are not available. Courses are available to meet training demand for 16 to 19-year-olds under the policy set out to Parliament.
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Table A Wales in training Total March 1989 37,340 March 1990 38,594 March 1991 26,604 March 1992 26,629
Table B Wales in training by subject area
September 1992 September 1993 Youth training Per cent. Employment training Per cent. Youth training Per cent. Training for work Per cent. Initial training 2 5 13 14 Managers and Administrators >1 1 >1 3 Professional occupations >1 >1 >1 2 Assoc. Professional and Technical 4 6 4 4 Clerical and Secretarial 14 29 15 25 Craft and related occupations 39 31 29 30 Personal and Protective Service OCCS 13 9 13 6 Sales occupations 7 3 9 3 Plant and Machine Operatives 10 6 10 8 Other occupations 10 9 6 5