National Vocational Qualifications (Hansard, 6 December 1994)

§ Mrs. Helen Jackson
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the cost of producing the National Council for Vocational Qualifications annual report of September 1994.
117W

§ Mr. Paice
The cost of producing the annual report for 1993–94 published by the National Council for Vocational Qualifications in September 1994 was £32,218.

§ Mr. Norman Hogg
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many full national vocational qualifications have been awarded in the current year and in each year from 1992; at which levels these awards were made; and how many, at each level, were awarded in construction, engineering, manufacturing, health and

national vocational qualifications awarded 1992–1994¹
1992 1993 1994¹

Occupational areas/NVQ level L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 Totals

Tendng animals plants and land 1,490 1,221 0 0 0 2,437 1,895 5 0 0 2,333 2,504 125 2 0 12,012

Extracting and providing natural resources 0 781 0 0 0 1 1,715 0 0 0 58 2,602 1 0 0 5,158

Construction 0 3,057 4,609 0 0 2,954 12,557 4,467 3 0 4,175 9,014 4,475 0 0 45,311

Engineering 630 5,965 1,551 448 0 999 10,691 1,819 435 0 2,506 15,004 3,532 596 0 44,176

Manufacturing 186 2,218 1,970 0 0 543 2,225 3,184 0 0 1,322 3,334 3,917 0 0 18,899

Transporing 23 79 114 0 0 0 445 51 0 0 1 911 73 0 0 1,697

Providing goods and services 8,655 25,820 1,108 1 0 12,405 31,095 1,138 3 0 9,177 23,962 750 6 0 114,120

Providing health, social care and protective services 13,351 3,594 50 0 0 3,568 7,529 284 0 0 3,244 9,577 921 0 0 42,298

Providing business services 23,413 45,271 2,350 6,190 118 25,032 48,802 5,218 7,082 241 21,209 37,903 6,755 9,863 653 240,100

Communicating 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 2 16 0 0 0 2 49 0 76

Developing and extending knowledge and skill 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 74 18 0 0 0 174 100 2 369

Totals 47,928 88,006 11,756 6,643 118 47,939 116,954 16,242 7,557 241 44,025 104,811 20,725 10,616 655 524,216

All figures represent the numbers of NVQ awards that have been made by Awarding Bodies and notified to NCVQ, there is a variable delay between the award of the certificate to an individual and the notification of that award to NCVQ.

¹ The figures for 1994 represent only those awards notified until the end of the third quarter.

national vocational qualifications awarded 1992–1994¹
	1992	1993	1994¹
Occupational areas/NVQ level	L1	L2	L3	L4	L5	L1	L2	L3	L4	L5	L1	L2	L3	L4	L5	Totals
Tendng animals plants and land	1,490	1,221	0	0	0	2,437	1,895	5	0	0	2,333	2,504	125	2	0	12,012
Extracting and providing natural resources	0	781	0	0	0	1	1,715	0	0	0	58	2,602	1	0	0	5,158
Construction	0	3,057	4,609	0	0	2,954	12,557	4,467	3	0	4,175	9,014	4,475	0	0	45,311
Engineering	630	5,965	1,551	448	0	999	10,691	1,819	435	0	2,506	15,004	3,532	596	0	44,176
Manufacturing	186	2,218	1,970	0	0	543	2,225	3,184	0	0	1,322	3,334	3,917	0	0	18,899
Transporing	23	79	114	0	0	0	445	51	0	0	1	911	73	0	0	1,697
Providing goods and services	8,655	25,820	1,108	1	0	12,405	31,095	1,138	3	0	9,177	23,962	750	6	0	114,120
Providing health, social care and protective services	13,351	3,594	50	0	0	3,568	7,529	284	0	0	3,244	9,577	921	0	0	42,298
Providing business services	23,413	45,271	2,350	6,190	118	25,032	48,802	5,218	7,082	241	21,209	37,903	6,755	9,863	653	240,100
Communicating	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	2	16	0	0	0	2	49	0	76
Developing and extending knowledge and skill	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	74	18	0	0	0	174	100	2	369
Totals	47,928	88,006	11,756	6,643	118	47,939	116,954	16,242	7,557	241	44,025	104,811	20,725	10,616	655	524,216
All figures represent the numbers of NVQ awards that have been made by Awarding Bodies and notified to NCVQ, there is a variable delay between the award of the certificate to an individual and the notification of that award to NCVQ.
¹ The figures for 1994 represent only those awards notified until the end of the third quarter.