HC Deb 11 June 1998 vol 313 cc702-3W
Yvette Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of 18 year olds leaving further education entered(a) full-time or part-time education, (b) job-related training (Government or employer-based), (c) employment without a training element and (d) unemployment in (i) England and (ii) Wakefield Local Education Authority area in each year since 1988. [44288]

Dr. Howells

The proportion of all 18 year olds in the given categories are shown in the table. It is not possible to indicate how many of these had previously been in further education, post-16 schooling or other routes. Information on 18 year olds in Wakefield could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

element and (d) unemployment in (i) England and (ii) Wakefield Local Education Authority area in each year since 1988. [44287]

Dr. Howells

The proportion of 16 year olds in each category is shown in the table.

Participation of 16 year olds, England, end 1988 to 1996
Percentage
End 1988 End 1989 End 1990 End 1991 End 1992 End 1993 End 1994 End 1995 End 1996
Wakefield LEA
Full-time education 52 55 53 59 65 66 65 67 5—
Part-time education 11 10 10 8 7 7 8 4 5—
Government supported training 5— 5— 5— 5— 5— 5— 16 14 5—
1 Includes those in education who are also in job related training unemployment or inactive The size of the overlap between education and job releated training is shown at footnote 3.
2 Includes all in Government-supported training and employer-funded training; including the overlap with those in full-time education.
3 Also shown in the full-time education category
4 Those not in employment nor seeking work on the ILO unemployment definition
5 Not available

Sources:

Education Censuses, TECs' Management Information Database, the Trainee Database and the Labour Force Survey

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