HC Deb 12 February 1998 vol 306 cc292-3W
Mr. Dorrell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many NVQs were awarded at each of the five levels in the 11 framework areas for vocational qualifications in each of the last three years. [28199]

Dr. Howells

[holding answer 10 February 1998]: According to the Qualifications Curriculum Authority (QCA), the numbers of NVQs awarded at each level in the 11 framework areas in each of the last three years are shown in the following tables:

1995–96 Framework Area Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 All Levels
7. Providing goods and services 22,371 75,694 7,650 36 0 105,751
8. Providing health, social and protective services 6,386 17,112 4,667 23 0 28,188
9. Providing business services 14,341 63,010 32,036 6,375 1,058 116,820
10. Communicating 0 20 31 105 0 156
11. Developing and extending knowledge and skills 0 33 3,109 718 0 3,860
All Framework Areas 60,374 213,506 63,794 7,796 1,058 346,528

1996–97 Framework Area Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 All Levels
1. Tendering animals, plants and land 4,107 7,447 1,215 24 0 12,793
2. Extracting and providing natural resources 73 1,024 143 0 0 1,240
3. Constructing 6,526 15,800 5,971 22 0 28,319
4. Engineering 4,861 31,029 14,099 190 0 50,179
5. Manufacturing 3,983 8,791 401 2 0 13,177
6. Transporting 1,792 10,048 85 1 0 11,926
7. Providing goods and services 31,260 92,030 13,850 112 0 137,252
8. Providing health, social and protective services 4,612 22,429 8,591 252 2 35,886
9. Providing business services 19,331 78,613 41,871 6,932 1,168 147,915
10. Communicating 0 178 127 164 0 469
11. Developing and extending knowledge and skills 0 60 4,032 920 2 5,014
All Framework Areas 76,545 267,449 90,385 8,619 1,172 444,170