Training and Employment Agency

HC Deb 11 July 1996 vol 281 cc316-7W

Mr. Nigel Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what performance targets have been set for the Training and Employment Agency for the financial year 1996–97. [37481]

Sir Patrick Mayhew

The following key targets have been set for the agency for 1996–97.

To place 38,000 people, of whom 85 per cent. are unemployed, into jobs. To ensure that 35 per cent. of mainstream participants in Jobskills achieve NVQ level 2 or above. To increase the number of action for community employment leavers who move into jobs, training or further education within three months of leaving from 41 per cent. to 45 per cent. To encourage the commitment of Northern Ireland industry and commerce to the investors in people standard with the aim of increasing the number of recognitions from 32 at 31 March 1996 to 80 recognitions by 31 March 1997. To increase the percentage of employees of company development programme clients to have achieved NVQ level 2 or above, or to be working towards units of NVQ level 2 or above, from a total of 10 per cent. in March 1996 to 15 per cent. in March 1997. To achieve an annual efficiency saving of 4 per cent.

Copies of the agency operational plan 1996–97 will be placed in the parliamentary Libraries.