HC Deb 24 May 2000 vol 350 c520W
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress has been made in extending the People Skills Scoreboard to a wider range of sectors. [123554]

Mr. Alan Johnson

In addition to the People Skills Scoreboard for the engineering sector (published by the Engineering and Marine Training Authority), Scoreboards are being developed, in partnership with National Training Organisations, in a range of manufacturing and service sectors, such as Clothing, Textiles and Footwear, Information Technology, and Computer Services, Multimedia and Steel.

The objective is to publish and disseminate the Scoreboards to raise business awareness about the importance and value of training.