Individual Learning Accounts

HL Deb 16 March 1999 vol 598 cc85-6WA

Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will provide details of the pilot schemes on individual learning accounts to be introduced in April 1999. [HL1471]

Baroness Blackstone

During 1998–99, we supported 15 individual learning account development projects led by Training and Enterprise Councils/Chambers of Commerce, Training and Enterprise. Individual learning accounts will become more widely available during 1999–2000. This will be a year of further development work, and will help inform the development of the national framework of accounts which we expect to put in place during the year 2000.