§ Ms KellyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people have(a) opened an individual learning account and (b) used their individual learning account, broken down by (i) age and (ii) occupation. [139497]
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§ Mr. WicksTo date 448,228 people have opened an Individual Learning Account in England.
The further information requested is contained in the following tables. This relates solely to accounts opened under the national framework of individual learning accounts and reflects account usage from September 2000. The breakdown is not available nationally in relation to the 192,615 accounts opened through Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs)/Chamber of Commerce Training and Enterprise (CCTE) before the national framework was launched. Of the 255,613 accounts opened under the national framework, 78,314 account holders are currently using their accounts. This understates the position as there are two factors which result in a difference between the number of accounts opened and the number being used. People need to open their accounts before booking their learning, and learning providers have up to 42 days in which to notify the Individual Learning Account Centre of learning being undertaken by ILA holders.
Broken down by age Age group Number of individual learning accounts opened Number of individual learning accounts used for learning 19–30 71,032 21,394 31–40 80,370 24,469 41–50 58,195 17,526 51–60 33,277 10,508 60+ 12,739 4,417 Total 255,613 78,314
Broken down by occupation Occupation Number of individual learning accounts opened Number of individual learning accounts used for learning Housewife/Homemaker 23,859 8,255 Manual/Factory worker 13,375 4,397 Owner Manager 2501 staff 7,884 2,072 Office/Retail worker 54,328 17,014 Senior Manager/Professional 24,639 14,781 Skilled worker/Tradesperson 18,948 6,618 Teaching/Lecturer 12,555 5,893 Other 47,405 3,062 Not allocated to occupational sector 52,620 16,222 Total 255,613 78,314 1Less than Note
Figures apply to England only.