Employment Schemes (Hansard, 12 June 1995)

§ Mr. Frank Field
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will list the numbers attending and leaving restart courses, for each year of their operation, including those who left before the completion of the course; [27520]
(2) if he will list the numbers leaving restart courses, as an actual number and as a percentage of total leavers, for each year of its operation, including those who left before completion of the scheme, stipulating those who went into work, those who went into further employment schemes and those who become unemployed; and, of 387W these, if he will list the type and level of qualification each leaver obtained, including those who failed to obtain any qualification at all. [27510]

§ Miss Widdecombe
Responsibility for the subject of the questions has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from M. E. G. Fogden to Mr. Frank Field, dated 12 June 1995: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your questions about the number of people attending Restart Courses for each year of operation and the number of those who left to go into work or further employment schemes. It may help if I explain that Restart Courses have been in existence since 1986. In April 1994 a new two week Restart Course programme was launched. These new courses combine morning attendance on the course, with individual job search activities in the afternoon. They build on the success of the original shorter one week courses and are designed to boost confidence and job search

Restart courses

Starters Completers Non-completers Jobs Referrals¹ Employment programmes Other

1986/87² 108,885 - - - - -

1987/88² 48,812 - - - - -

1988/89 43,010 31,977 11,033 7,999 12,714 10,299

1989/90 41,940 33,172 8,768 8,010 19,372 9,367

1990/91 57,976 49,159 8,817 11,621 23,891 14,448

1991/92 133,840 120,422 13,418 32,974 43,176 51,458

1992/93 124,705 111,559 13,146 32,099 55,885 49,127

1993/94 143,280 129,943 13,337 37,156 57,844 64,028

1994/95 147,120 126,772 20,348 56,110 71,605 38,829

Total 849,568 603,004 88,867 183,969 284,487 237,556

¹ Participants may be referred to more than one option.

² Information about completers and referrals is not available for this period.

§ Mr. Frank Field
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will list the numbers attending and leaving jobplan workshops, for each year of their operation, including those who left before the completion of the scheme; [27522]
(2) if he will list the numbers leaving jobplan workshops, as an actual number and as a percentage of total leavers, for each year of its operation, including those who left before completion of the scheme, stipulating those who went into work, those who went into further employment schemes and those who become unemployed; and, of these, if he will list the type and level of qualification each leaver obtained, including those who failed to obtain any qualification at all. [27512]

§ Miss Widdecombe
Responsibility for the subject of the questions has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from M. E. G. Fogden to Mr. Frank Field, dated 12 June 1995: The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question about Jobplan workshops. You have asked about the number of attenders and outcomes since the programme was launched in April 1993. 388W activity. There is an emphasis on making real applications for jobs and opportunities. They give people an opportunity to take a fresh look at their situation, become aware of the options open to them locally and plan positive steps back to work. During the course each person can plan the steps that they need to take to help them back to work. The table attached shows the number of people who have attended Restart Courses and the number of referrals to a further option during the period April 1988 to March 1995. Prior to this we did not collect referral information. From April 1994 information has been collected on the total number of starts resulting from a referral. Between April 1994 and March 1995, 21% of Restart Course completers started a job, an Employment Department employment or training programme or another option.We do not keep records of the qualification that Restart Course leavers go on to obtain. From April 1995 we will be able to supply separate figures for starts into jobs, and Employment Department or training programme or another option. I hope this is helpful. It may help if I explain that Jobplan workshops are short five day courses for people who have been unemployed for a year, who decline or fail to take up a job or a place on an Employment Department programme at their Restart interview. It aims to help people compete more successfully for jobs and opportunities by allowing them to review their strengths and skills and establish clear job goals. This will help them draw up a comprehensive Action Plan, which maps out the steps they need to take to get them back to work. Jobplan workshops were launched in April 1993 and the figures in the table attached show the number of people who have taken part in the workshops and the subsequent opportunities to which they were referred during the period April 1993 to March 1995. We do not keep records of qualifications that Jobplan leavers go on to obtain. Since April 1993, 94% of workshop completers were referred to a job or an Employment Department employment or training programme or another option to help them back to work. From April 1994 information has been collected on the total number of starts resulting from such referrals. Between April 1994 and March 1995, 26% of Jobplan completers started either a job, an Employment Department employment or training programme or another option. From April 1995 we will be able to supply separate figures for starts in each of these categories. I hope this is helpful.
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Jobplan

Starters Completers Non-completers Jobs Referrals¹ Employment programmes Other

1993–94 301,807 276,864 24,943 86,774 165,873 96.80S

1994–95 248,388 228,309 20,079 79,046 150,223 73,932

Total 550,195 505,173 45,022 165,820 316,096 170,741

¹Participants may be referred to more than one option.

§ Mr. Frank Field
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will list the numbers attending and leaving job clubs, for each year of their operation, including those who left before the completion of the scheme; [27521]
(2) if he will list the numbers leaving job clubs, as an actual number and as a percentage of total leavers, for each year of its operation, including those who left before completion of the scheme, stipulating those who went into work, those who went into further employment schemes and those who become unemployed; and, of these, if he will list the type and level of qualification each leaver obtained, including those who failed to obtain any qualification at all. [27511]

§ Miss Widdecombe
Responsibility for the subject of the questions has been delegated to the Employment Service Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

Jobclub management information 1987–88 to 1994–95

Year Number attending (entrants) Number leaving (leavers) Number leaving into jobs Leaving into jobs (per cent.) Other final outputs¹ Other final outputs (per cent.) Other leavers² Other leavers (per cent.)

1987–88 117,748 105,677 57,080 54 14,883 14 33,714 32

1988–89 136,672 132,262 71,495 54 20,056 15 40,711 31

1989–90 145,089 140,095 72,977 52 21,336 15 45,782 33

1990–91 140,774 134,712 65,498 49 21,377 16 47,837 36

1991–92 190,117 176,140 76,831 44 26,082 15 73,227 42

1992–93 220,997 216,679 96,925 45 30,953 14 88.801 41

1993–94 249,107 231,325 105,678 46 29,992 13 95,655 41

1994–95 266,422 264,790 113,768 43 29,849 11 121,173 46

Total 1,466,926 1,401,680 660,252 47 194,528 14 546,900 39

¹ Other final outputs—people leaving Jobclub who go into ES/ED programmes, further/higher education, other training, voluntary work etc. We do not track the progress of people centrally, after they leave Jobclub.

² Other leavers—people leaving Jobclub who do not go into jobs or other final outputs. We do not keep information relating to the unemployment status of these people centrally.

Restart courses
	Starters	Completers	Non-completers	Jobs	Referrals¹ Employment programmes	Other
1986/87²	108,885	-	-	-	-	-
1987/88²	48,812	-	-	-	-	-
1988/89	43,010	31,977	11,033	7,999	12,714	10,299
1989/90	41,940	33,172	8,768	8,010	19,372	9,367
1990/91	57,976	49,159	8,817	11,621	23,891	14,448
1991/92	133,840	120,422	13,418	32,974	43,176	51,458
1992/93	124,705	111,559	13,146	32,099	55,885	49,127
1993/94	143,280	129,943	13,337	37,156	57,844	64,028
1994/95	147,120	126,772	20,348	56,110	71,605	38,829
Total	849,568	603,004	88,867	183,969	284,487	237,556
¹ Participants may be referred to more than one option.
² Information about completers and referrals is not available for this period.

Jobplan
	Starters	Completers	Non-completers	Jobs	Referrals¹ Employment programmes	Other
1993–94	301,807	276,864	24,943	86,774	165,873	96.80S
1994–95	248,388	228,309	20,079	79,046	150,223	73,932
Total	550,195	505,173	45,022	165,820	316,096	170,741
¹Participants may be referred to more than one option.

Jobclub management information 1987–88 to 1994–95
Year	Number attending (entrants)	Number leaving (leavers)	Number leaving into jobs	Leaving into jobs (per cent.)	Other final outputs¹	Other final outputs (per cent.)	Other leavers²	Other leavers (per cent.)
1987–88	117,748	105,677	57,080	54	14,883	14	33,714	32
1988–89	136,672	132,262	71,495	54	20,056	15	40,711	31
1989–90	145,089	140,095	72,977	52	21,336	15	45,782	33
1990–91	140,774	134,712	65,498	49	21,377	16	47,837	36
1991–92	190,117	176,140	76,831	44	26,082	15	73,227	42
1992–93	220,997	216,679	96,925	45	30,953	14	88.801	41
1993–94	249,107	231,325	105,678	46	29,992	13	95,655	41
1994–95	266,422	264,790	113,768	43	29,849	11	121,173	46
Total	1,466,926	1,401,680	660,252	47	194,528	14	546,900	39
¹ Other final outputs—people leaving Jobclub who go into ES/ED programmes, further/higher education, other training, voluntary work etc. We do not track the progress of people centrally, after they leave Jobclub.
² Other leavers—people leaving Jobclub who do not go into jobs or other final outputs. We do not keep information relating to the unemployment status of these people centrally.