§ Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of apprentices trained at DERA, Aberporth were employed by his Department(a) on completion of their apprenticeship, (b) after two years and (c) after five years, for each of the last 10 years. [4537]
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§ Dr. MoonieThe number of apprentices trained at Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, Aberporth and employed by Ministry of Defence(a) on completion of
Intake year Year of completion Numbers completing Employed by DERA (MOD) Employed by wider MOD Other After two years (employed by DERA)1 After five years (employed by DERA)1 1988 1992 14 1 1 6 6 3 1989 1993 12 9 1 2 8 4 1990 1994 23 8 0 15 8 4 1991 1995 15 8 0 7 8 5 1992 1996 8 3 1 4 2 1 1993 1997 8 5 0 3 4 1 1994 1998 10 6 1 3 4 3— 19952 1998 10 6 0 4 4 3— 1996 1999 8 4 1 3 4 3— 1997 2000 10 6 0 4 3— 3— 1 Only the numbers of apprentices retained by DERA are available and are based on information supplied by ex-apprentices. Information is not held as to whether any ex-apprentices, upon leaving DERA, went on to be employed in the wide MOD. 2 New training introduced which reduced training period from four to three years. 3 Not yet served for two years or five years.