§ Mr. AustinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the take up by sector and subject of NVQ Level 4 in England and Wales in the last year for which figures are available; and how many candidates were registered with the awarding bodies for NVQ Level 4. [63680]
§ Mr. MudieThe information about take up of NVQ Level 4 by the 11 framework sectors, and by subjects is contained in the following tables.
Candidates are not compelled to register with an awarding body to say they are working towards an NVQ. Their first contact with an awarding body may well be shortly before their assessment.
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1997–98 financial year NVQ framework sectors Level 4 awards 1 Tending Animals, Plants and Land 61 2 Extracting and Providing Natural Resources 0 3 Constructing 36 4 Engineering 222 5 Manufacturing 2 6 Transporting 9 7 Providing Goods and Services 157 8 Providing Health, Social and Protective Service 429 9 Providing Business Services 7,737 10 Communicating 164 11 Developing and Extending Knowledge and Skills 1,323 Total 10,140 382W 383W
Level 4 awards during financial year 1997–98 sorted in descending order Framework sector Title Level Total certificates 9 Management 4 3,739 9 Accounting 4 3,445 11 Training and Development (Learning Development) 4 996 9 Administration 4 386 11 Training and Development (Human Resource Development) 4 322 8 Guidance 4 113 10 Newspaper Journalism (Writing) 4 110 8 Managing Landfill Operations (Special Waste) 4 96 9 Business Counselling 4 81 8 Managing Transfer Operations (Special Waste) 4 76 7 Wholesaling, Warehousing and Stores 4 72 4 Engineering Manufacturing 4 66 4 Engineering Manufacture (Designing) 4 57 8 Occupational Health and Safety Practice 4 49 4 Engineering Manufacture (Production Planning) 4 41 1 Agriculture (Livestock Management) 4 34 8 Managing Landfill Operations (Biodegradable Waste) 4 32 3 Building Site Management 4 30 4 Engineering Manufacture (Testing) 4 29 9 Pensions Administration 4 29 1 Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture (Crop Management) 4 21 7 Travel Services (Management) 4 19 8 Care 4 16 10 Newspaper Journalism (Press photography) 4 16 9 Marketing Products and Services 4 13 10 Radio Production 4 13 7 On-Licensed Premises Management 4 12 8 Managing Treatment Operations (Special Waste) 4 12 10 Periodical Journalism (Writing) 4 12 7 Catering and Hospitality Management (Food Preparation and Cooking) 4 11 7 Travel Services (Leisure and Business Travel) 4 10 9 Procurement 4 10 9 School Administration 4 10 4 Engineering Manufacture 4 8 4 Engineering Manufacture (Designing and Testing) 4 7 7 Field Sales Management 4 7 7 Retail Operations 4 7 10 Newspaper Journalism (Production journalism) 4 7 3 Building Maintenance and Estates Service 4 6 4 Engineering Manufacture and Production Planning 4 6 6 Fishing Vessel Operations (Limited Area) 4 6 8 Advice 4 6 8 Managing Landfill Operations—Special Waste 4 6 8 Managing Transfer Operations—Clinical or Special Waste 4 6 8 Managing Incineration Operations (Special Waste) 4 5 9 International Trade and Services 4 5 9 Purchasing 4 5 7 Information Systems Development 4 4 7 Spectator Control 4 4 1 Amenity Horticulture (Designing Landscapes and Planning their Management) 4 3 1 Amenity Horticulture (Managing Landscape Construction and Maintenance) 4 3 4 Engineering Manufacture and Designing 4 3 4 Engineering Manufacture and Testing 4 3 8 Investigation 4 3 8 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 4 3 9 Owner Management—Business Management and Development 4 3 10 Periodical Journalism (Subbing) 4 3 11 Training and Development (Design and Delivery) 4 3 5 Laboratory Operations 4 2 7 Catering and Hospitality Management (Housekeeping) 4 2 7 Distribution and Warehousing Operations 4 2 7 Information Systems Analysis 4 2 7 Playwork Development 4 2 8 Criminal Justice Services 4 2 8 Managing Treatment Operations—Clinical or Special Waste 4 2 9 Customer Implementation Support 4 2 9 Insurance (Intermediaries) 4 2 9 Marketing Research 4 2 9 Public Relations 4 2 4 Engineering Manufacture (Designing and Production Planning) 4 1 4 Merchant Vessel Engineering 4 1 6 Fishing Vessel Operations (Unlimited Area) 4 1 6 Merchant Vessel Operations 4 1
Level 4 awards during financial year 1997–98 sorted in descending order Framework sector Title Level Total certificates 6 Piloting Transport Aircraft 4 1 7 Key Account Management 4 1 7 Kitchen Management 4 1 7 Sport and Recreation (Coaching) 4 1 7 Sport and Recreation Management (Sports Development) 4 1 8 Personnel Management 4 1 8 Special Needs Housing 4 1 9 Computer Network System Selection and Installation Supervision 4 1 9 Network Computer Services Management 4 1 10 Broadcast, Film, and Video Production 4 1 10 Camera Direction 4 1 10 Design 4 1 11 Information and Library Service 4 1 11 Training and Development 4 1 Total Awards — 10,140 384W
Level 4 NVQs for which there were no awards recorded financial year 1997–98 Framework sector Title 1 Amenity Horticulture 1 Environmental Conservation (Archaeology) 1 Forestry 3 Building Control 3 Building Services Engineering—Design 3 Building Services Engineering—Service and Maintenance Management 3 Building Services Engineering—Site Management 3 Construction Plant and Equipment Management 3 Highways Maintenance 3 Owner Management, Business Management and Development 3 Property Management 3 Spatial Data Management 3 Traffic Management and Systems Engineering 3 Valuation 4 Engineering Manufacture (Testing and Production Planning) 4 Engineering Surveying of Equipment, Systems and Services 4 Engineering Technology Management 4 Project Control 5 Laboratory Operations (Chemical and Pharmaceutical) 5 Management (Meat Processing) 5 Meat Processing Management (Technical and Production) 6 Controlling Air Terminal Operations 6 Controlling Aircraft Operations 6 Controlling Airport Operations 6 Fishing Vessel Engineering 6 Piloting Rotary Wing Transport Aircraft 7 Accommodation Management 7 Catering and Hospitality Management (Food and Drink Service) 7 Catering and Hospitality Management (Reception) 7 Dairy Retailing 7 Front Office Management 7 Kitchen and Larder Specialist 7 Multi-Skilled Hospitality Management 7 Patisserie and Confectionery Specialist 7 Restaurant Management 7 Retailing 7 Sport and Recreation Management (Facilities) 7 Sports Administration 7 Travel Services (Environmental and Heritage Interpretation) 7 Travel Services (Guiding) 7 Travel Services (Tour Directing)
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Level 4 NVQs for which there were no awards recorded financial year 1997–98 Framework sector Title 7 Travel Services (Tour Operations) 8 Community Work 8 Environmental Conservation (Landscape and Ecosystems) 8 Forensic Science 8 Housing 8 Managing Incinerator Operations—Special Waste 8 Managing Landfill Operations—Biodegradable Waste 8 Managing Transfer Operations—Biodegradable Waste 8 Managing Treatment Operations—Biodegradable Waste 8 Providing Fingerprint Services 8 Regulating Waste Management 9 Advertising 9 Banking 9 Building Society Services 9 Building Society Services (Regulated) 9 Central Computer Services Management 9 Developing Union Organisation 9 Direct Marketing 9 Energy Management 9 Information Systems Production Supervision 9 Insurance (General) 9 Insurance (Life Offices) 9 Managing Residential Estate Agency 9 Multi-User Computer System Selection and Installation Supervision 9 Project Management 9 Quality Management 10 Animation Realisation 10 Archive Management 10 Art Direction 10 Book Commissioning 10 Book Contracts 10 Book Design 10 Book Editing 10 Book Editing (Editorial Management) 10 Book Production 10 Book Production and Publicity 10 Book Publishing Publicity and Promotion 10 Book Publishing Rights 10 Book Rights 10 Broadcast Journalism 10 Costume Design and Realisation 10 Delivering Artform Development Programmes 10 Developing and Delivering Cultural Products
Level 4 NVQs for which there were no awards recorded financial year 1997–98 Framework sector Title 10 Editing 10 Graphic Design for the Moving Image 10 Journal Management and Programme Development 10 Lighting Direction 10 Lighting Provision and Co-ordination (Electrical) 10 Make-Up/Hair Design and Realisation 10 Music Performance 10 Newspaper Journalism (Production) 10 Periodical Journalism (Subbing with Layout) 10 Periodical Journalism (Writing Features) 10 Periodical Journalism (Writing News) 10 Periodical Production: Advertisement Production 10 Photography 10 Properties Management 10 Records Management 10 Sound Direction 10 Visual Arts Practice 11 Information and Library Services 11 Museums, Galleries and Heritage (Collection Management and Interpretation) 11 Museums, Galleries and Heritage (Conservation) 11 Training and Development (Flexible and Open Learning)
§ Mr. GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage increase he expects in employer contributions to staff training for NVQs between December 1997 and December 1998. [63368]
§ Mr. MudieMany employers offer NVQs entirely at their own expense. We do not gather regular information on employers' expernditure on NVQs.