Departmental Staff (IT Skills)

HC Deb 07 February 1996 vol 271 cc208-9W

Mrs. Anne Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of civil servants in her Department have had(a) no training in information technology skills, (b) initial awareness training only, (c) initial awareness training and one additional in-service course, (d) initial awareness training and more than one additional in-service course and (e) award-bearing in-service course. [13555]

Mr. Robin Squire

Around 10 per cent, of Department for Education and Employment staff have not yet received training in information technology skills.

Approximately 90 per cent. of Department staff have received at least initial awareness training only.

Information on the proportion of staff who have had initial awareness training only; initial awareness training and one additional in-service course; initial awareness training and more than one additional in-service course; and an award-bearing in-service course is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.