HL Deb 11 January 1999 vol 596 cc24-51WA
Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the take-up by framework sector and subject of NVQ Level 3 in England and Wales in the last year for which figures are available. [HL392]

Baroness Blackstone

The information requested is set out in the tables below. Copies have been placed in the Library.

Level 3 Awards 1997–98 Financial Year
NVQ Framework Sectors
1 Tending Animals, Plants and Land 1,281
2 Extracting and Providing Natural Resources 116
3 Constructing 5,164
4 Engineering 14,419
5 Manufacturing 507
6 Transporting 101
7 Providing Goods and Services 15,132
8 Providing Health, Social and Protective Services 10,983
9 Providing Business Services 45,700
10 Communicating 118
11 Developing and Extending Knowledge and Skill 4,736
Total 98,257

Level 3 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98 Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Customer Service 3 14,850
Administration 3 13,116
Accounting 3 7,354
Training and Development 3 4,693
Supervisory Management 3 4,406
Use and Support of Information Technology 3 4,132
Engineering Maintenance 3 4,009
Vehicle Mechanical and Electronic Systems— Maintenance and Repair (Light Vehicles) 3 3,142
Hairdressing 3 2,676
Child Care and Education (Group Care and Education) 3 2,235
Beauty Therapy 3 2,139

Level 3 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98 Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Child Care and Education (Pre-School Provision) 3 1,770
Aromatherapy Massage 3 1,636
Care (Continuing Care) 3 1,589
Epilation 3 1,389
Carpentry and Joinery (Construction) 3 1,276
Owner Management—Business Planning 3 1,234
Engineering Machining 3 1,135
Catering and Hospitality (Food Preparation and Cooking—Kitchen and Larder Work) 3 967
Engineering Assembly 3 948
Bricklaying (Construction) 3 936
Installing and Commissioning Machinery and Equipment 3 916
Travel Services 3 912
Wood Occupations (Construction) 3 853
Retail Operations 3 846
Vehicle Mechanical and Electronic Systems—Maintenance and Repair (Heavy Vehicles) 3 729
Implement Information Technology Solution 3 728
Child Care and Education (Special Needs) 3 679
Mechanical Engineering Services (Plumbing) 3 654
Engineering Material Processing 3 650
Information Systems Design and Programming 3 642
Care (Mental Health Care) 3 588
Agriculture (Livestock Production) 3 584
Vehicle Body Repair 3 530
Care (Acute Care) 3 527
Child Care and Education (Family Day Care) 3 512
Care (Supporting Living) 3 509
Providing Technical Services 3 501
Painting and Decorating (Construction) 3 482
Health Care (Operating Department Practice) 3 455
Care (Promoting Independence) 3 434
Catering and Hospitality (Food Preparation and Cooking—Patisserie and Confectionery) 3 418
Operating and Maintaining the Performance of Telecommunications Equipment 3 418
Vehicle Refinishing 3 366
Catering and Hospitality Supervisory Management (Food and Drink Service) 3 333
Care (Supportive Long-Term Care) 3 317
On-Licensed Premises Supervisory Management 3 292
Bench Joinery (Construction) 3 285
Care (Terminal Care) 3 249
On-Licensed Premises Supervision 3 247
Wholesaling, Warehousing and Stores 3 235

Level 3 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98 Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Support Users of Information Technology 3 225
Horse Care and Management 3 204
Sport and Recreation (Supervision) 3 203
Care (Clinic and Out-Patient Care) 3 191
Joining by Welding 3 174
Catering and Hospitality Supervisory Management (Food Preparation and Cooking) 3 171
Play work 3 150
Care (Mobility and Movement) 3 140
Process Operations (Chemical and Pharmaceutical) 3 136
International Trade and Services 3 126
Engineering Finishing 3 123
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture (Mechanised Field Crop Production) 3 118
Amenity Horticulture (Sportsturf Maintenance) 3 117
Care (Rehabilitative Care) 3 115
Selling 3 113
Occupational Health and Safety Practice 3 105
Guidance 3 102
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (Mechanical and Avionic) 3 97
Plant Maintenance (Construction) 3 97
Travel Services (Tour Operations) 3 96
Commercial Horticulture (Intensive Crop Production) 3 95
Mechanical Engineering Services (Gas Services Installation and Maintenance) 3 92
Processing Operations: Hydrocarbons 3 92
Solid Plastering (Construction) 3 92
Restaurant Supervision 3 90
Producing Hand-Crafted Furniture 3 83
Selling Residential Property 3 83
Care (Self and Environmental Management Skills) 3 79
Origination 3 79
Motorcycle Mechanical and Electronic Systems—Maintenance and Repair 3 74
Process Engineering Maintenance 3 74
Engineering Construction (Installing Pipework Systems) 3 64
Floristry 3 63
Marketing Products and Services 3 59
Information Systems Analysis 3 58
Controlling Use of Information Technology 3 57
Service Engineering (Agricultural Machinery) 3 57
Craft Baking (Technical Operations) 3 56
Maintaining PCVs (Mechanical) 3 55

Level 3 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98 Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Plastering Solid and Fibrous (Construction) 3 53
Laboratory Operations (Chemical and Pharmaceutical) 3 51
Care (Acute Care—Children) 3 49
Vehicle Parts Distribution and Supply 3 49
Woodmachining 3 49
Process Operations: Technical Support (Chemical and Pharmaceuticals) 3 47
Catering and Hospitality Supervisory Management (Reception) 3 45
Erecting and Maintaining Wood Pole Overhead Lines 3 45
Sport and Recreation (Coaching Children) 3 44
Amenity Horticulture (Designing and Specifying Land Designs) 3 43
Photography 3 42
Public Utilities Distribution (Natural Gas) 3 42
School Administration 3 40
Advice 3 37
Building Site Supervision 3 37
Child Care and Education (Family Support) 3 37
Mechanical Engineering Services (Heating and Ventilating Installation) 3 37
Information and Library Service 3 36
Kitchen Supervision 3 36
Machine Printing 3 36
Bus and Coach Driving Instruction (formerly entitled PSV Driving Instruction) 3 35
Vehicle Selling 3 33
Front Office Supervision 3 32
Shopfitting Benchwork (Construction) 3 32
Sport and Recreation (Outdoor Education) 3 32
Care (Support and Protection) 3 30
Agriculture (Crop and Livestock Production) 3 29
Business Information 3 29
Stonemasonry (Construction) 3 29
Network Computer Services Supervision 3 28
Purchasing 3 27
Woodmachining (Construction) 3 27
Banker Mason (Construction) 3 26
Commercial Horticulture (Nursery Stock Production) 3 26
Engineering Construction (Maintaining Electrical Systems of Plant and Equipment) 3 26
Investigation 3 26
Engineering Construction (Maintaining Instrument and Control Systems of Plant and Equipment) 3 26
Engineering Construction: Joining Materials by Welding 3 25
Environmental Conservation (Landscape and Ecosystems) 3 25
Textile Technician 3 25

Level 3 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98 Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Business Information and Support 3 23
Engineering Construction (Maintaining Mechanical Systems of Plant and Equipment) 3 23
Refinery Control Room Operations 3 23
Supervisory Management (Meat Processing) 3 22
Catering and Hospitality Supervisory Management (Housekeeping) 3 21
Housing 3 21
Sound Operation 3 21
Travel Services (Commentaries and Interpretation for Tourism) 3 21
Insurance (Intermediaries) 3 20
Mason Paviour (Construction) 3 20
Mechanical Engineering Services (Commercial and Industrial Halocarbon Refrigeration Systems) 3 20
Racehorse Care and Management 3 20
Scaffolding (Construction) 3 20
Engineering Construction (Erecting Capital Plant Steel Structures) 3 19
Engineering Construction (Installing Mechanical Plant) 3 19
Roof Slating and Tiling (Construction) 3 19
Cultural Venue Administration 3 18
Design 3 18
Engineering Construction (Fabricating Steel Structures) 3 18
Engineering Construction—Lifting and Positioning
Capital Plant Steel Structures 3 18
Landfill Operations (Inert Waste) 3 18
Maintaining PCVs (Electrical) 3 18
Banking 3 16
Catering and Hospitality (Food Preparation and Cooking—Vegetarian) 3 16
Criminal Justice Services (Individual Support and Development) 3 16
Multi-Skilled Hospitality Supervision 3 16
Care (Group and Foster Care) 3 16
Care (Supporting Community Care) 3 15
Maintaining PCVs (Body Trades) 3 15
Marketing Research 3 15
Meat Processing (Technical Operations) 3 15
Retailing 3 15
Procurement 3 14
Providing a Telecommunications Service 3 14
Public Relations 3 14
Civic Amenity Site Operations 3 13
Fishing Vessel Operations (Inshore Area) 3 13
Service Engineering (Garden Machinery) 3 13

Level 3 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98 Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Care (Substance Use) 3 11
Care (Supporting Families) 3 11
Food Service Advanced Craft 3 11
Installing and Commissioning Electrical Systems and Equipment 3 11
Jointing and Terminating Distribution and Transmission Cables 3 11
Merchant Vessel Engineering 3 11
Sport and Recreation (Development) 3 11
Accommodation Supervision 3 10
Distribution and Warehousing Operations 3 10
Personnel Support 3 10
Photographic Processing 3 10
Residential Estate Agency 3 10
Sales Supervision 3 10
Amenity Horticulture (Sports Turf Maintenance) 3 9
Furniture Production 3 9
Mechanical Engineering Services (Heating and Ventilating System Rectification) 3 9
Stand Alone Computer Services Supervision 3 9
Building Maintenance and Estates Service 3 8
Environmental Conservation (Landscapes and Ecosystems) 3 8
Funeral Service 3 8
Health Care—Physiological Measurement (Neurophysiology) 3 8
Polymer Processing Technology 3 8
Special Needs Housing 3 8
Amenity Horticulture (Managing Trees and Woodlands) 3 7
Animal Training 3 7
Catering and Hospitality (Food Preparation and Cooking: Kitchen and Larder) 3 7
Engineering Maintenance (Mechanical Plant and Systems and Technical Support Services—Power Generation Plant) 3 7
Fibrous Plastering (Construction) 3 7
Stand Alone Computer System Selection and Installation 3 7
Care (Clinical Imaging Support) 3 6
Drink Service Advanced Craft 3 6
Emergency Fire Services—Operations 3 6
Health Care—Physiological Measurement (Audiology) 3 6
Health care—Physiological Measurement (Respiratory Physiology) 3 6
Information Systems Design and Production 3 6
Installing and Maintaining Electrical Sub-Station Plant and Apparatus 3 6

Level 3 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98 Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Administering Cultural Products 3 5
Animal Welfare and Management 3 5
Criminal Justice Services (Agency Services) 3 5
Engineering Maintenance for Processing Industries 3 5
Engineering Production 3 5
Warding and Visitor Services 3 5
Amenity Horticulture (Hard Landscape) 3 4
Automotive Glazing 3 4
Information Systems Delivery and Support Supervision 3 4
Information Systems Installation and Support Supervision 3 4
Merchant Vessel Operations 3 4
Shopfitting Site Fixing (Construction) 3 4
Amenity Horticulture (Constructing and Restoring Landscapes) 3 3
Central Computer Services Supervision 3 3
Direct Marketing 3 3
Engineering Construction—Design 3 3
Engineering Construction—Maintaining Plant and Equipment 3 3
Food and Drink Manufacturing Operations 3 3
Highways Maintenance 3 3
Management 3 3
Operating and Controlling Power Station Systems (Fossil-Fired)—Unit Operation 3 3
Servicing Electronic Systems (Field) 3 3
Tourist Information 3 3
Camera Operation and Assistance 3 2
Care (Foot Health Support) 3 2
Engineering Maintenance (Electrical Plant and Systems and Technical Support Services—Power Generation Plant) 3 2
Engineering Maintenance (Measurement and Control and Technical Support Services—Power Generation Plant) 3 2
Information Systems Acquisition 3 2
Insurance (General) 3 2
Museums, Galleries and Heritage (Collection Care and Visitor Services) 3 2
Security Systems Technical Services 3 2
Steel Industry Operations 3 2
Transfer Operations (Inert Waste) 3 2
Advertising 3 1
Care (Speech and Language Therapy Support) 3 1

Level 3 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98 Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Costume Supervision and Maintenance 3 1
Engineering Construction—Installing Plant and Systems 3 1
Gamekeeping 3 1
Information Systems Analysis and Design 3 1
Interior Systems (Construction) 3 1
Laboratory Operations (Water) 3 1
Lighting Operation 3 1
Livestock Production 3 1
Maintaining Electricity Generation Systems 3 1
Mechanical Engineering Services (Heating and Ventilating Ductwork Installation) 3 1
Mechanical Engineering Services: Heating and Ventilating—Installation 3 1
Plant Operations (Construction) 3 1
Print Commercial 3 1
Print Finishing 3 1
Providing Financial Advice (excluding direct Investment) 3 1
Technical Services 3 1
Treatment Operations (Inert Waste) 3 1
Tube Making 3 1
Total 98,257

Level 3 NVQs for which there were no Awards recorded Financial Year 1997–98

Title

  • Air Cabin Crewing
  • Amenity Horticulture (Decorative Horticulture)
  • Animation Assistance
  • Archive Services
  • Book Editing
  • Broadcast, Film and Video Make-Up/Hair
  • Broadcast, Film, and Video Production
  • Building Services Engineering—Buying
  • Building Services Engineering—Estimating
  • Building Services Engineering—Site Supervision
  • Building Society Services
  • Building Society Supervisory Management
  • Care (Providing Outreach Services)
  • Carton manufacture
  • Casting (Continuous Casting)
  • Catering and Hospitality (Food Preparation and Cooking: Patisserie and Confectionery)
  • Co-ordinating Airside Ramp Operations
  • Coke Making
  • Cold Working of Metals
  • Commercial Horticulture (Fruit Crop Production)
  • Commercial Horticulture (Mushroom Crop Production)
    • WA 32
  • Community Work
  • Computer Network System Investigation and Installation
  • Construction (Floorlaying)
  • Construction (Roof Slating and Tiling)
  • Construction Plant and Equipment Supervision
  • Control Room Operations
  • Controlling Air Terminal Operations
  • Controlling Aircraft Operations
  • Controlling Minilab Equipment
  • Controlling Reactor Systems on Licensed Nuclear Sites
  • Controlling the Process to Coat Paper and Board
  • Controlling the Process to Make Paper and Board
  • Controlling the process to Produce Paper and Board Stock
  • Controlling Water Operations (Process)
  • Custodial Care
  • Dairy Retailing
  • Delivering Artform Development Sessions
  • Demolition
  • Demolition (Construction)
  • Diploma in Travel Skills
  • Drinks Dispense Systems (Installation and Maintenance)
  • Driving Instruction
  • Early Years Care and Education
  • Editing
  • Electrical and Electronics Servicing
  • Electricity Distribution and Transmission Engineering
  • Electronic Communications Operations
  • Emergency Fire Services—Supervision and Command
  • Emergency Fire Services Control
  • Engineering Construction—Fabricating Steel Structures
  • Engineering Construction—Procurement
  • Engineering Construction—Project Control
  • Engineering Construction: Design and Draughting
  • Engineering Installation and Commissioning
  • Engineering Maintenance (China Clay and Ball Clay Processing)
  • Engineering Maintenance (Man-made Fibres Manufacture)
  • Engineering Maintenance (Tobacco Products Manufacture)
  • Engineering Technical Services
  • Environmental Conservation (Archaeology)
  • Erecting and Maintaining Steel Tower Overhead Lines
  • Extensive Crop Production
  • Fenestration Surveying
    • WA 33
  • Finishing Metal Products
  • Fish Husbandry
  • Fishing Vessel Engineering
  • Fishing Vessel Operations (Unlimited Area)
  • Fixer Mason (Construction)
  • Floorcovering
  • Forestry (Contracting)
  • Forestry (Supervising and Operating)
  • Formworking (Construction)
  • Gas Network Engineering
  • Gas, Service Installation and Maintenance
  • General Construction Operations
  • Glass Decorating
  • Glass Manufacturing Processes and Production Operations
  • Glazing
  • Graphic Design for the Moving Image
  • Handcraft Tailoring
  • Handling Air Passengers
  • Health Care—Technical Cardiology
  • Health Care Physiological Measurement—Audiology
  • Health Care Physiological Measurement—Neurophysiology
  • Health Care Physiological Measurement—Respiratory
  • Heat Treatment
  • Hot Rolling
  • Hot Rolling (Bar, Rod and Sections)
  • Hotel, Catering and Institutional Operations (Food Preparation)
  • Information and Library Services
  • Installing and Maintaining Electricity Transmission Sub-Station Plant and Apparatus
  • Installing Architectural Glazing Systems
  • Insurance (Life Offices)
  • Intensive Crop Production
  • Investigating Scenes of Incidents
  • Iron Making
  • Iron Making (Frontside)
  • Joining Materials by Welding
  • Journal Production Editing
  • Landfill Operations—Inert Waste
  • Lightning Conductor Engineering (Construction)
  • Maintaining Automotive Vehicles (Body Structures and Claddings)
  • Maintaining Automotive Vehicles (Electrical/Electronic)
  • Maintaining Automotive Vehicles (Mechanical)
  • Maintenance Engineering: Clothing Machinery
  • Maintenance Operations (Construction)
    • WA 34
  • Manufacture Specialised Jewellery and Related Products
  • Mastic Asphalting (Construction)
  • Materials Preparation
  • Mechanical Engineering Services (Ammonia Refrigeration Systems)
  • Mechanical Engineering Services (Commercial and Industrial Air Conditioning Systems)
  • Mechanical Engineering Services—Ammonia Refrigeration Systems
  • Mechanical Engineering Services—Commercial and Industrial Air Conditioning Systems
  • Mechanical Engineering Services—Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration
  • Systems other than Ammonia
  • Mechanical Engineering Services: Heating and Ventilating—Rectification of Systems
  • Mechanised Binding
  • Metal Forging
  • Metal Industry Laboratory Services
  • Mixed Farming
  • Motion Picture Film Processing
  • Multi-User Computer System Investigation and Installation
  • Newspaper Journalism (Graphics Journalism)
  • Offshore Drilling Operations
  • Operating Multiple Electricity Generation Systems
  • Paper Manufacturing
  • Periodical Journalism (Periodical Design)
  • Periodical Production: Advertisement Production
  • Pet Care and Supply
  • Pharmacy Services
  • Planning Aircraft Payloads
  • Polymer Processing—Product Development
  • Poultry Production
  • Printing Photographic Material
  • Process Manufacture (Chemicals)
  • Processing Photographic Material
  • Product Coating
  • Product Development (Apparel)
  • Production Research
  • Properties Manufacture
  • Properties Provision
  • Providing Air Cargo Booking and Airway-Billing Services
  • Providing Air Passenger Ticketing Services
  • Radio Production
  • Rail Transport Engineering Maintenance (Communication)
  • Rail Transport Engineering Maintenance (Electrification)
    • WA 35
  • Rail Transport Engineering Maintenance (Permanent Way)
  • Rail Transport Engineering Maintenance (Plant)
  • Rail Transport Engineering Maintenance (Signals)
  • Rail Transport Engineering Maintenance (Traction and Rolling Stock)
  • Records Services
  • Recovering Materials of Evidential Value (Laboratory Based)
  • Regulating Waste Management
  • Reinstating the Condition and Performance of Boats
  • Removal of Hazardous Waste (Asbestos)
  • Repairing Cellular Terminal Equipment
  • Rigging
  • Roof Sheeting and Cladding
  • Roof Slating and Tiling
  • Safety Services (Offshore)
  • Scientific Glass Product Fabrication
  • Servicing Electronic Systems (Workshop)
  • Servicing Office Information Technology Equipment and Systems
  • Servicing Software (Field and Support Centre)
  • Shortfiring Operations (Extractive Industries—Quarries)
  • Site Inspection
  • Specialist Operations
  • Spectator Control
  • Sport and Recreation (Coaching Adults)
  • Sport and Recreation (Coaching Participants with Disabilities)
  • Sports Administration
  • Stagecraft (Scenic Fabrication)
  • Steel Casting
  • Steel Making
  • Steel Refining
  • Steelmaking (BOS Stage)
  • Steelmaking (EAF Operations)
  • Steeplejacking (Construction)
  • Stock, Process and Supply Steel and Metal Products
  • Studio Operations (Vision Control)
  • Studio Operations (Vision Mixing)
  • Supporting Workplace Organisation and Representation
  • Traditional Upholstery
  • Training and Development (Flexible and Open Learning)
  • Transfer Operations—Inert Waste
  • Transporting Passengers By Road—Long Itineraries
  • Travel Services (Field Operations)
  • Travel Services (Supervising)
    • WA 36
  • Treatment Operations—Inert Waste
  • Veterinary Nursing
  • Visual Arts Practice
  • Wall and Floor Tiling (Construction)
  • Water Services—Technical Distribution
  • Operations
  • Woodturning

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the take-up by framework sector and subject of NVQ Level 2 in England and Wales in the last year for which figures are available. [HL393]

Baroness Blackstone

The information requested is set out in the tables below. Copies have been placed in the Library.

Level 2 Awards—1997–98 Financial Year
NVQ Framework Sectors
1 Tending Animals, Plants and Land 7,261
2 Extracting and Providing Natural Resources 832
3 Constructing 15,114
4 Engineering 32,984
5 Manufacturing 11,153
6 Transporting 8,472
7 Providing Goods and Services 90,393
8 Providing Health, Social and Protective Services 23,597
9 Providing Business Services 82,391
10 Communicating 188
11 Developing and Extending Knowledge and Skill 118
Total 272,503

Level 2 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98—Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Administration 2 33,975
Using Information Technology 2 25,591
Retailing 2 18,600
Retail Operations 2 14,244
Care (Direct Care) 2 12,480
Accounting 2 11,814
Hairdressing 2 11,448
Engineering Manufacture (Foundation) 2 11,098
Customer Service 2 9,917
Catering and Hospitality (Food Preparation and Cooking) 2 8,111
Lift Truck Operations 2 5,615
Beauty Therapy 2 5,465
Vehicle Mechanical and Electronic Systems—Unit Replacement 2 5,317
Wood Occupations (Construction) 2 4,864
Wholesaling, Warehousing and Stores 2 4,712
Engineering Material Processing 2 4,554
Catering and Hospitality (Serving Food and Drink—Table) 2 4,432
Distribution and Warehousing Operations 2 3,864
Catering and Hospitality (Serving Food and Drink—Bar) 2 3,077
Child Care and Education (Work in Support of Others) 2 2,988
Installing Electrical Systems and Equipment 2 2,920
Bricklaying (Construction) 2 2,739
Child Care and Education (Work With Babies) 2 2,720

Level 2 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98—Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Food and Drink Manufacturing Operations 2 2,505
Travel Services 2 2,144
Mechanical Engineering Services (Plumbing) 2 2,078
Manufacturing Products from Textiles 2 2,036
Catering and Hospitality (Preparing and Serving Food) 2 1,897
Engineering Assembly 2 1,841
Painting and Decorating (Construction) 2 1,771
Sport and Recreation (Facility Operations) 2 1,469
Engineering Foundation 2 1,350
Floristry 2 1,340
Software Creation 2 1,176
Bus and Coach Driving and Customer Care 2 1,149
Care (Special Care Needs) 2 1,087
Meat and Poultry Processing and Manufacturing Operations 2 1,072
Caring for Animals 2 1,049
Commercial Horticulture (Intensive Crop Production) 2 1,043
PCB Assembly and Repair 2 1,040
Performing Manufacturing Operations 2 1,009
Catering and Hospitality (Reception) 2 967
Install Information Technology Products 2 965
Sport and Recreation (Coaching and Activity Delivery—Adults) 2 924
Transporting Goods by Road 2 916
Agriculture (Livestock Production) 2 913
Joining Materials by Welding 2 895
Sport and Recreation (Coaching and Activity Delivery—Children) 2 888
Amenity Horticulture (Nursery—Interior Soft Landscape Maintenance) 2 859
Horse Care 2 844
Amenity Horticulture (Greenkeeping— Sports Turf—Sports Ground Maintenance) 2 807
Security Guarding 2 782
Cleaning (Building Interiors) 2 718
Child Care and Education (Work in a Pre-School Group) 2 642
Care (Developmental Care) 2 641
Manufacturing Ceramic Items 2 575
Telephone Selling 2 548
Catering and Hospitality (Housekeeping) 2 511
Craft Baking 2 507
Amenity Horticulture (Hard Landscaping) 2 483
Carpentry and Joinery (Construction) 2 482
Manufacturing Textiles 2 463
Installing and Testing Fixed Copper Communication Links 2 440
Vehicle Body Fitting 2 438
Plastering Solid and Fibrous (Construction) 2 431
Engineering Machining 2 336
Mechanical Engineering Services (Small Commercial Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems) 2 335
Process Engineering Maintenance 2 331
Construction Operations (Construction) 2 322
Mail Operations 2 321
Care (Domiciliary Support) 2 318
Operating Information Technology 2 318
Service Engineering (Agricultural Machinery) 2 317
Care (Residential/Hospital Support) 2 312
Licensed Bookmaking 2 310

Level 2 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98—Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Catering and Hospitality (Serving Food and Drink—Function) 2 303
Process Operations (Chemical and Pharmaceutical) 2 295
Assembled Furniture Production 2 294
International Trade and Services 2 291
Environmental Conservation (Landscape and Ecosystems) 2 277
Mechanical Engineering Services (Gas Services Installation and Maintenance— Domestic) 2 275
Electronic Product Assembly and Rectification 2 262
Health Care (Operating Department Practice) 2 257
Providing Technical Services 2 257
Vehicle Maintenance—Service Replacement 2 254
Woodmachining 2 245
Plastics Processing Operations 2 244
Automotive Glazing 2 226
Racehorse Care 2 222
Agriculture (Crop and Livestock Production) 2 218
Plant Maintenance (Construction) 2 212
Producing Hand-crafted Furniture 2 209
Upholstered Furniture Production 2 205
Child Care and Education (Work in a Community Run Pre-School Group) 2 198
Engineering Machining (Production Machining) 2 197
Selling and Distributing Meat, Poultry and Related Products 2 196
Machine Printing 2 193
Highways Maintenance 2 181
Care (Independent Living Support) 2 178
Installing and Commissioning Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (Radio) 2 177
Footwear Manufacture 2 175
Selling 2 173
Agriculture (Estate Maintenance) 2 168
Operating Process Plant (Sludge) 2 167
Meat and Poultry Butchery Operations 2 166
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture (Mechanised Field Crop Production) 2 163
Support Users of Information Technology 2 158
Storing Goods for Distribution by Road 2 157
Engineering Construction 2 155
Care (Post Natal Care) 2 151
General Construction Operations 2 149
Installing and Commissioning Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (Fixed) 2 149
Building Society Services 2 148
Forestry 2 144
Insurance (Intermediaries) 2 143
Mechanical Engineering Services (Heating and Ventilating Industrial/Commercial Installation 2 140
Playwork 2 134
Processing Information Using Telecommunications 2 131
Bench Joinery (Construction) 2 130
Security, Safety and Loss Prevention 2 120
Operating Process Plant (Water) 2 117
Origination 2 114
Rail Transport—Passenger Services 2 111
Information and Library Service 2 104
Roof Slating and Tiling (Construction) 2 104
Water Distribution (Mains Laying) 2 104

Level 2 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98—Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Processing Operations: Hydrocarbons 2 97
Wall and Floor Tiling (Construction) 2 96
Engineering Maintenance 2 95
Water Distribution (Service Laying) 2 87
Meat and Poultry Plant Operations 2 86
Installing Security and Emergency Systems 2 85
Care (Combined Support) 2 83
Gamekeeping 2 83
Operating Process Plant (Waste Water) 2 83
Glass Processing 2 81
Merchant Vessel Operations 2 81
Process Operations (Man-made Fibre) 2 80
Catering and Hospitality (Guest Service) 2 78
Environmental Conservation (Landscapes and Ecosystems) 2 75
Assembly, Fabrication, Manufacturing Processes (Signmaking) 2 74
Production Support Operations—Glass (Cold End Operations) 2 73
Care (Activity and Access Support) 2 71
Organising Road Transport Operations 2 67
Laboratory Operations (Chemical and Pharmaceutical) 2 66
Engineering Production 2 64
Providing a Telecommunications Service 2 64
Stonemasonry (Construction) 2 64
Glass Forming Operations 2 63
Scaffolding (Construction) 2 63
Glass Forming Operations 2 63
Scaffolding (Construction) 2 63
Fibreboard Conversion 2 62
Mechanical Engineering Services (Heating and Ventilating System Components Service and Maintenance) 2 62
Engineering Finishing 2 59
Stand Alone Computer Services Operation 2 59
Fence Erection 2 58
Spectator Control 2 58
Forming Ceramic Items (Automotive) 2 57
Network Computer Services Operation 2 57
Stand Alone Computer Systems Selection, Installation and Support 2 56
Mechanical Engineering Services (Heating and Ventilating Domestic Installation) 2 54
Travel Services (Tour Operations) 2 54
Service Support (Advice, Guidance, Counselling and Psychotherapy) 2 52
Vehicle Parts Distribution and Supply 2 51
Earthmoving Plant Operations (Construction) 2 50
Graphic Design 2 50
Packaging Operations (Pharmaceutical) 2 50
Glazing Installation 2 49
Stagecraft (Scenic) 2 49
Solid Plastering (Construction) 2 48
Residential Estate Agency 2 47
Amenity Horticulture (Arboriculture) 2 46
Banking 2 46
Maintaining PCVs (Mechanical) 2 46
Install and Maintain Aerial Equipment and Associated Feeders 2 45
Servicing Electronic Systems (Workshop) 2 42
Finishing Paper and Board 2 39
Print Finishing 2 39
Technical Services 2 39
Maintaining PCVs (Electrical) 2 37
Service Engineering (Garden Machinery) 2 37
Amenity Horticulture (Sports Turf) 2 36

Level 2 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98—Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Glass and Glazing Production (Replacement Fabrication) 2 36
Mechanical Ride Operation (Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions) 2 36
Processing Rubber (Tyre Manufacture) 2 36
Assessing Insulation Requirements 2 35
Decorating Ceramic Items (Automotive) 2 35
Footwear Repair 2 35
Installing Replacement Windows and Doors 2 35
Blood Collection 2 34
Commercial Horticulture (Garden Centre Operations) 2 34
Glass Melting Operations 2 33
Mobile Plant Operations (Extractive Industries) 2 32
Floorcovering (Construction) 2 30
Housing 2 30
Purchasing 2 30
Stagecraft (Lighting) 2 30
Vehicle Selling 2 30
Sound Assistance 2 29
Installing and Commissioning Mobile Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (Cellular) 2 28
Process Operations (Extractive Industries) 2 28
Wood Machining (Timber Trade) 2 28
Boat Building 2 27
Bulk Liquid Warehousing 2 27
Formworking (Construction) 2 27
Woodmachining (Construction) 2 26
Insurance (General) 2 25
Scientific Glass Product Fabrication 2 25
Sport, Recreation and Allied Occupations—Coaching, Teaching and Instructing 2 25
Fibreboard Manufacture 2 24
Steel Casting 2 24
Water Industry Operations (Sewerage Maintenance) 2 24
Drylining (Construction) 2 23
Maintaining PCVs (Body Trades) 2 23
Mechanical Engineering Services (Thermal Insulation) 2 23
Amenity Horticulture (Decorative Horticulture) 2 22
Hairdressing (Afro-type Hair) 2 22
Installing Insulation 2 22
Refinery Field Operations 2 22
Meat Processing (Manufacturing-Packaging) 2 21
Cultural Venue Operations and Support 2 20
Installing and Testing Telecommunications Switching and Transmission Equipment 2 20
Software Production 2 20
Emergency Fire Services—Fire Fighting 2 19
Finishing Metal Products 2 19
Food and Drink Laboratory Operations 2 19
Processing Rubber (General Rubber Goods) 2 19
Transporting Passengers By Road—Short Itineraries 2 19
Travel Services (Commentaries and Interpretation for Tourism) 2 19
Water Services Operations (Distribution Control) 2 19
Laundering 2 17
Meat Processing (Manufacturing— Operations) 2 17
Procurement 2 17

Level 2 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98—Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Specifying Security and Emergency Systems 2 17
Cold Working of Metals 2 16
Plastics Processing Operations (Injection Moulding) 2 16
Steel Refining 2 16
Amenity Horticulture (Hard Landscape) 2 15
Fishing Vessel Operations 2 15
Producing Surface Coatings (Resin) 2 15
Saddlery 2 15
Air Cabin Crewing 2 14
Built Up Felt Roofing (Construction) 2 14
Cargo Operations 2 14
Custodial Care 2 14
Fire Ceramic Items 2 14
Public Utilities Distribution 2 14
Warding and Visitor Services 2 14
Hot Rolling 2 13
Interior Systems (Construction) 2 13
Processing Raw Materials 2 13
Supporting Photographic Processing Operations 2 13
Metal Industry Laboratory Services 2 12
High Pressure Aluminium Die Casting 2 11
Information Systems Analysis 2 11
Mastic Asphalting (Construction) 2 11
Pest Control 2 11
Engineering Maintenance (Couplings and Bearings—Power Generation Plant) 2 10
Laboratory Operations (Water) 2 10
Maintaining Security and Emergency Systems 2 10
Meat Processing (Abattoir Process Operations) 2 10
Mechanical Engineering Services—Small Commercial Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems 2 10
Steel Making 2 10
Drycleaning 2 9
Forestry (Establishment and Maintenance) 2 9
Glazing (Construction) 2 9
Installing and Maintaining Security and Emergency Systems 2 9
Leather Production 2 9
Producing Surface Coatings (Paint and Ink) 2 9
Tourist Information 2 9
Amenity Horticulture (Nursery) 2 8
Catering and Hospitality (Serving Food and Drink—Restaurant) 2 8
Community Work 2 8
Lifting Plant Operations (Construction) 2 8
Meat Processing (Catering Butchery) 2 8
Processing Rubber (Retreading Tyres) 2 8
Cleaning: On Site Care of Carpets and Soft Furnishings 2 7
Cleaning: within Food Premises 2 7
Demolition (Construction) 2 7
Engineering Maintenance (Drives and Brake Systems—Power Generation Plant) 2 7
Engineering Maintenance (Pneumatic and Hydraulic Actuators—Power Generation Plant) 2 7
Environmental Conservation (Archaeology) 2 7
Funeral Service 2 7
Intensive Crop Production 2 7
Marketing Communications 2 7

Level 2 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98—Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Operating and Controlling Power Station Systems (Fossil-Fired)—Boiler Operation 2 7
Rigging 2 7
Business Administration (Administrative) 2 6
Fibrous Plastering (Construction) 2 6
Firing Ceramic Items 2 6
Maintaining and Operating Caravan Parks 2 6
Making Paper and Board 2 6
Meat Processing (Manufacturing—Butchery) 2 6
Meat Processing (Retailing) 2 6
Tunnelling Operations (Construction) 2 6
Engineering Construction (Lifting and Positioning Capital Plant Steel Structures) 2 5
Installing and Testing Fixed Fibre-Optic Communication Links 2 5
Licensed Gaming 2 5
Mason Pavior (Construction) 2 5
Operating and Controlling Power Station Systems (Fossil-Fired)—Turbine Operation 2 5
Production of Glass Supporting Fabrications 2 5
Transporting Passengers by Road— Passenger Support Services 2 5
Applied Waterproof Membranes (Construction) 2 4
Boat Outfitting 2 4
Carton Manufacture 2 4
Maintaining Fuel Route and Radioactive Waste Activities on Licensed Nuclear Sites 2 4
Meat Processing (Wholesaling) 2 4
Meat Forging 2 4
Operating Single Electricity Generation Systems 2 4
Print Commercial 2 4
Rail Transport—Driving 2 4
Servicing Electronic Systems (Field) 2 4
Shopfitting (Construction) 2 4
Sign Installation (Sign Making) 2 4
Tobacco Processing (Packing) 2 4
Fashion Design 2 3
Iron Making 2 3
Mason (Construction) 2 3
Mechanised Binding 2 3
Operating and Controlling Power Station Systems (Fossil-Fired)—Assistant Unit Operation 2 3
Plastics Processing Operations (Extrusion Pipe/Profile) 2 3
Plastics Processing Operations (Extrusion Sheet) 2 3
Rail Transport Engineering Maintenance (Traction and Rolling Stock) 2 3
Tobacco Processing (Rod Making) 2 3
Transporting Property Under Guard 2 3
Camera Assistance 2 2
Central Computer Services Operation 2 2
Ceramics Design 2 2
Commercial Horticulture (Fruit Crop Production) 2 2
Fibre Reinforced Plastic Lamination 2 2
Fish Husbandry (Trout) 2 2
Glass Batch Processing Operations 2 2
Hire of Goods and Services 2 2
Manufacturing Sewn Products 2 2

Level 2 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98—Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Meat Processing (Poultry Industry Operations) 2 2
Nuclear Decommissioning 2 2
Periodical Production: Advertisement Production 2 2
Product Coating 2 2
Travel Services (Guiding Services) 2 2
Bakery Service 2 1
Brick Production Operations 2 1
Business Administration (Financial) First Diploma in Business and Finance) 2 1
Coke Making 2 1
Drilling Operations (Extractive Industries) 2 1
Engineering Maintenance (Instrument Maintenance—Power Generation Plant) 2 1
Engineering Maintenance (Lifting and Handling and Scaffolding—Power Generation Plant) 2 1
Engineering Maintenance (Pipework and Valves—Power Generation Plant) 2 1
Fish Husbandry (Shellfish) 2 1
Glazing 2 1
Leathergoods Manufacture 2 1
Lightning Conductor Engineering (Construction) 2 1
Livestock Production 2 1
Making Paper and Board Stock 2 1
Manufacturing Jewellery and Allied Products 2 1
Operating Photofinishing Systems 2 1
Plastics Processing Operations (Finishing and Assembly) 2 1
Producing Surface Coatings 2 1
Roof Sheeting and Cladding (Construction) 2 1
Tube Making 2 1
Total 272,503

Level 2 NVQs for which there were no Awards recorded Financial Year 1997–98

Title

  • Abattoir Process Operations
  • Agriculture (Dairy Production)
  • Agriculture (Hatchery Production)
  • Amenity Horticulture (Cemetery and Graveyard Maintenance)
  • Amenity Horticulture (Interior Landscaping)
  • Amusements
  • Aquatics
  • Archive Services
  • Boat Repairing
  • Brick Production (Drying and Firing)
  • Business Administration (Administrative Procedures)
  • Business Administration (Secretarial Procedures)
  • Business Administration (Secretarial)
  • Ceiling Fixing (Construction)
  • Chimney Engineering (Construction)
  • Cleaning: Highways and Land
  • Cleaning: Windows, Glass and Facade Services
    • WA 44
  • Co-ordinating the Provision of Servicing Activities
  • Coating Paper and Board
  • Commercial Horticulture (Mushroom Crop Production)
  • Commercial Horticulture (Mushroom Production)
  • Commercial Horticulture (Outdoor Vegetable Production)
  • Constructed Textile Design
  • Construction (Fencing)
  • Dairy Retailing
  • Decorating Ceramic Items (Non-Automotive) Demolition
  • Demountable Partitioning (Construction)
  • Early Years Care and Education
  • Electrical and Electronics Servicing
  • Electricity Distribution and Transmission
  • Engineering Support
  • Electronic Office Systems Maintenance (Field)
  • Electronic Post Production Support
  • Engineering Installation and Commissioning
  • Engineering Maintenance (Electrical Actuators and Cable Installation—Power Generation Plant)
  • Engineering Maintenance (Fabrication and Welding—Power Generation Plant)
  • Engineering Maintenance (Switchgear, Lighting, Heating and Batteries—Power Generation Plant)
  • Engineering Maintenance for Processing Industries
  • Exhibition Design
  • Extensive Crop Production
  • Facade Maintenance (Construction)
  • Facade Maintenance—Cleaning (Construction)
  • Film Editing Support
  • Film Projection
  • Fingerprint Operations
  • Fish Husbandry (Cyprinids)
  • Fish Husbandry (Fin Fish)
  • Fish Husbandry (Salmon)
  • Fishing Vessel Engineering
  • Fitted Interiors (Construction)
  • Food and Drink Manufacturing Operations (Distilling)
  • Footwear Manufacture (Making Flatlasted)
  • Forecourt Operations
  • Forestry (Harvesting)
  • Furnace Operations (Carbon and Graphite Products)
  • Furniture Design
  • Furniture Production (Assembling)
  • Furniture Production (Cutting and Sewing)
  • Furniture Production (Polishing and Finishing)
  • Furniture Production (Upholstery)
  • Furniture Production (Veneering)
    • WA 45
  • Furniture Production (Woodmachining)
  • Gas, Service Installation and Maintenance
  • Handling Air Passengers
  • Health Care—Technical Cardiology
  • Heat Treatment
  • Heat Treatment Operations (Refractories)
  • Heritage Care and Visitor Services
  • Highways Maintenance (Brickwork and Amenity Paving)
  • Image Capture and Assembly
  • Image Carrier Production
  • Information and Library Services
  • Installation of Glass Supporting Structures
  • Installing and Commissioning Machinery and Equipment
  • Insurance (Life Offices)
  • Insurance (Life)
  • Interior Design
  • Kiln Operators (Vitrified Clay Products)
  • Land Drilling
  • Livestock Markets (Droving Livestock)
  • Locksmithing
  • Lubricants Plant Operations
  • Maintaining and Conserving Rivers, Coasts and Waterways
  • Maintaining Automotive Vehicles
  • Maintaining Electricity Generation Systems
  • Maintaining Fire Extinguishing Equipment
  • Manufacture Jewellery and Related Products
  • Marine Operations (Harbour-based)
  • Materials Preparation
  • Mechanical Engineering Services (Drinks Dispensing Systems)
  • Mechanical Engineering Services: Heating and Ventilating—Installation
  • Mechanical Engineering Services: Heating and Ventilating—Maintenance of System Components
  • Mining Operations
  • Mixed Farming
  • Monitoring the Water Environment
  • Offshore Drilling Operations
  • Operating and Controlling Power Station Systems (Fossil-Fired)—Coal Plant Operation
  • Operating Minilab Equipment
  • Optical Support Services
  • Paper Manufacturing
  • Parking Control
  • Photography
  • Plant Operations—Bored or Driven Works (Construction)
  • Plastics Processing Operations (Blow Moulding)
  • Plastics Processing Operations (Blown Film)
    • WA 46
  • Plastics Processing Operations (Compression Moulding)
  • Plastics Processing Operations (Continuous Substrate Coating)
  • Plastics Processing Operations (Fibre Reinforced Plastic Laminating)
  • Plastics Processing Operations (Film Conversion)
  • Plastics Processing Operations (Polymer Compounding)
  • Plastics Processing Operations (Thermoforming)
  • Port Passenger Operations
  • Poultry Production
  • Process Manufacture (Chemicals)
  • Process Operation (Man-made Fibres and Film)
  • Process Operations (Carbon and Graphite Products)
  • Process Operations (Refractories)
  • Process Operations (Vitrified Clay Products)
  • Producing Surface Coatings (Powder)
  • Product Design
  • Production of Precast Concrete
  • Properties Storage
  • Provide Energy Efficiency Services
  • Providing Insulation Services
  • Providing Air Passenger Ticketing Services
  • Providing Airside Ramp Services
  • Radiation Protection Support
  • Rail Transport (Signal Operations)
  • Rail Transport—Shunting
  • Rail Transport Engineering Maintenance (Communication)
  • Rail Transport Engineering Maintenance (Electrification)
  • Rail Transport Engineering Maintenance (Permanent Way)
  • Rail Transport Engineering Maintenance (Plant)
  • Rail Transport Engineering Maintenance (Signal Fault Finding)
  • Rail Transport Engineering Maintenance (Signals)
  • Records Services
  • Refractory Installations (Construction)
  • Remedial Wood Preserving and Damp Proofing (Construction)
  • Removal of Hazardous Waste (Asbestos)
  • Retail and Leisure Security
  • Retail Sales Delivery
  • Retailing (Delicatessen)
  • Retailing (Electrical)
  • Retailing (Furnishing)
  • Retailing (Hardware)
  • Retailing (Office Systems and Stationery)
  • Retailing (The Retailing Certificate)
  • Roadbuilding
    • WA 47
  • Sawmilling
  • Screen Printing (Machine Printing)
  • Screen Printing (Origination)
  • Sea Fishing
  • Servicing Office Information Technology Equipment and Systems
  • Servicing Software (Support Centre)
  • Set Dressing
  • Signmaking
  • Single Ply Roofing (Construction)
  • Software Delivery
  • Special Needs Housing
  • Sport and Recreation (Sport and Play Installations)
  • Sport, Recreation and Allied Occupations—Activity Leadership
  • Sport, Recreation and Allied Occupations—Operational Services
  • Stagecraft (Flying)
  • Stagecraft (Scenic Fabrication)
  • Steelfixing (Construction)
  • Steeplejacking (Construction)
  • Stock, Process and Supply Steel and Metal Products
  • Studio Operations (Video Tape Operating)
  • Surface Pattern Textile Design
  • Thatching
  • Tobacco Processing
  • Travel Services (Field Operations)
  • Underpinning Operations (Construction)
  • Veterinary Nursing
  • Water Services Operations—Distribution Control
  • Waterkeeping
  • Wire Rope Making
  • Wood Preserving—Industrial Pre-Treatment (Construction)
  • Woodturning

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the take up by framework sector and subject of NVQ Level 1 in England and Wales in the last year for which figures are available. [HL394]

Baroness Blackstone

The information requested is set out in the tables below. Copies have been placed in the Library.

Level 1 Awards 1997–98 Financial Year
NVQ Framework Sectors
1. Tendering Animals, Plants and Land 3,795
2. Extracting and Providing Natural Resources 22
3. Constructing 6,186
4. Engineering 4,427
5. Manufacturing 4,115

Level 1 Awards 1997–98 Financial Year
NVQ Framework Sectors
6. Transporting 2,133
7. Providing Goods and Services 28,915
8. Providing Health, Social and Protective Services 4,020
9. Providing Business Services 19,873
10. Communicating 0
11. Developing and Extending Knowledge and Skill 0
Total 73,486

Level 1 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98—Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Using Information Technology 1 13,202
Administration 1 6,641
Catering and Hospitality (Serving Food and Drink—Bar) 1 5,458
Catering and Hospitality (Food Preparation and Cooking) 1 4,793
Public Service (Armed Services) 1 4,020
Hairdressing 1 2,610
Retailing 1 2,523
Catering and Hospitality (Serving Food and Drink—Table) 1 2,367
Wood Occupations (Construction) 1 2,303
Distributive Operations 1 2,164
Cleaning (Building Interiors) 1 2,106
Decorative Occupations (Construction) 1 1,592
Food and Drink Manufacturing Operations 1 1,589
Trowel Occupations (Construction) 1 1,551
Vehicle Maintenance—Service Replacement 1 1,548
Catering and Hospitality (Preparing and Serving Food) 1 1,493
Amenity Horticulture 1 1,379
Sport and Recreation 1 1,178
Engineering Assembly 1 1,039
Catering and Hospitality (Housekeeping) 1 989
Plastic Processing Operations 1 962
Joining Materials by Welding 1 835
Commercial Horticulture (Intensive Crop Production) 1 807
Catering and Hospitality (Serving Food and Drink—Counter/Take Away) 1 714
Floristry 1 601
Vehicle Valeting 1 560
Horse Care 1 538
Beauty Therapy 1 497
Engineering Machining 1 471
PCB Assembly 1 430
Animal Care 1 408
Performing Manufacturing Operations 1 408
General Construction Operations 1 402
Wholesaling, Warehousing and Stores 1 396
Maintaining PCVs (Mechanical) 1 394
Electronic Product Assembly 1 368
Engineering Material Processing 1 344
Catering and Hospitality (Kitchen Portering) 1 312
Operating Information Technology 1 303
Forestry 1 281
Manufacturing Products from Textiles 1 273
Agriculture (Livestock Production) 1 263
Building Craft Occupations 1 189
Meat Processing 1 174
Producing Hand-Crafted Furniture 1 170
Process Engineering Maintenance 1 126
Furniture Production Operations 1 118
Catering and Hospitality (Reception) 1 116

Level 1 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98—Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Fabricating and Fixing Electrical Cable Supports 1 102
Catering and Hospitality (Portering) 1 86
Packaging Operations (Pharmaceutical) 1 80
Catering and Hospitality (Serving Food and Drink—Vending) 1 77
Surface Mount Technology and Automatic Assembly of PCBs 1 70
Cabling and Wiring Loom Manufacture 1 67
Agriculture (Crop and Livestock Production) 1 61
Engineering Maintenance 1 61
Process Operations (Refractories and Clay) 1 57
Laboratory Operations (Chemical and Pharmaceutical) 1 55
Installing Insulation 1 54
Processing Rubber (General Rubber Goods) 1 51
High Pressure Aluminium Die Casting 1 45
Licensed Gaming 1 39
Commercial Horticulture (Garden Centre Operations) 1 37
Engineering Finishing 1 31
Food and Drink Laboratory Operations 1 31
Catering and Hospitality (Guest Service) 1 30
Highways Maintenance 1 29
Manufacturing Textiles 1 28
Process Operations (Chemical and Pharmaceutical) 1 27
Sport, Recreation and Allied Occupations 1 27
Stand Alone Computer Operation 1 25
Accessing Occupations (Construction) 1 20
Maintaining PCVs (Body Trades) 1 20
Processing Rubber (Tyre Manufacture) 1 20
Plant Occupations (Construction) 1 19
Installing Fibre Optic Communications Links 1 18
Plastics Processing Operations (Blow Moulding) 1 18
Laundering (Finishing) 1 17
Mobile Plant Operations (Extractive Industries) 1 17
Vehicle Parts Distribution and Supply 1 14
Floorcovering (Construction) 1 12
Glazing 1 12
Plastics Processing Operations (Blown Film) 1 12
Commercial Horticulture 1 11
Travel Services 1 11
Agriculture and Commercial Horticulture (Mechanised Field Crop Production) 1 10
Producing Surface Coatings (Paint and Ink) 1 10
Cargo Operations 1 9
Manufacturing Sewn Products 1 7
Plastic Processing Operations (Film Conversion) 1 7
Processing Rubber (Retreading Tyres) 1 7
Scientific Glass Production Fabrication 1 7
Laundering (Washing) 1 6
Laboratory Operations (Water) 1 5
Marketing Research (Interviewing) 1 5
Maintaining PCVs (Electrical) 1 3
Assisting in Road Haulage and Distribution Operations 1 2
Floorcovering Occupations (Construction) 1 2
Meat Processing (Foundation) 1 2
Operating and Controlling Power Station Systems (Fossil-Fired)—Water Treatment Plant 1 2

Level 1 Awards during Financial Year 1997–98—Sorted in descending order
Title Level Total Certs
Producing Surface Coatings (Resin) 1 2
Catering and Hospitality (Food Preparation and Cooking—General) 1 1
Glazing Installation 1 1
Hire of Goods and Services 1 1
Rigging 1 1
Total 73,486

Level 1 NVQs for which there were no Awards recorded Financial Year 1997–98

Title

  • Amusements
  • Brick Production Operations
  • Bulk Liquid Warehousing
  • Business Administration (Foundation)
  • Catering and Hospitality (Food Preparation and Cooking—Quick Service)
  • Central Computer Operation
  • Cleaning: Highways and Land
  • Commercial Horticulture (Fruit Crop Production)
  • Commercial Horticulture (Mushroom Crop Production)
  • Counter Service
  • Drycleaning
  • Engineering Foundation (Man-made Fibres and Film)
  • Engineering Maintenance Support Services (Access and Scaffolding Power Generation Plant)
  • Engineering Maintenance Support Services (Fabrication and Welding—Power Generation Plant)
  • Food and Drink Manufacturing Operations (Distilling)
  • General Agriculture
  • Glass Processing
  • Horse Care and Management
  • Insulation Installing
  • Interior Systems (Construction)
  • Land Drilling
  • Leathergoods Manufacture
  • Maintaining Automotive Vehicles
  • Manufacture Jewellery and Related Products
  • Marine Operations (Shore-based)
  • Mattress Manufacturing
  • Network Computer Operation
  • Offshore Drilling Operations
  • Operating and Controlling Power Station Systems (Fossil-Fired)—Turbine Plant
  • Paper Manufacturing
  • Pharmaceutical Packaging
  • Plastics Processing Operations (Compression Moulding)
    • WA 51
  • Preparing and Fixing Cables
  • Processing Operations: Hydrocarbons
  • Receipt and Dispatch of Service Calls
  • Retailing (Furnishing)
  • Retailing (Hardware)
  • Retailing (Wines and Spirits)
  • Roadbuilding
  • Roofing Occupations
  • Stagecraft (Running Costumes)
  • Stock, Process and Supply Steel and Metal Products

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