Mr. Michael J. FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to introduce an individual student tracking system for measuring students' progress through the qualification system. [102500]
§ Mr. WicksThe Department is currently undertaking technical feasibility studies for the creation of a statistical database to track young people's progress through the education and training system and their qualification achievements from the ages of 14 to 21. If these studies are successful we would expect to start development of the database in the first half of next year.