HC Deb 05 December 2002 vol 395 cc940-1W
Paul Holmes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students have received free tuition to study national vocational qualifications in(a) plumbing, (b) bricklaying, (c) bridge to construction (or intermediate construction award), (d) painting and decorating and (e) wood occupations, in each year since the establishment of the courses. [83766]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

The question asks about free tuition on NVQ courses. The information available does not discriminate between those who get full and partial fee remission. The following figures therefore include both.

In 2000–01 in further education sector colleges in England, tuition fees were waived (fully or partially) for:

  1. (a) 1,704 learners on NVQs in plumbing.
  2. (b) 1,155 learners on NVQs in bricklaying.
  3. (c) there are no qualifications entitled "bridge to construction" or "intermediate construction" in the NVQ framework.
  4. (d) 690 learners on NVQs in painting and decorating.
  5. (e) 3,168 learners on NVQs in wood related occupations.

In 1999–2000 in further education sector colleges in England, tuition fees were waived (fully or partially) for:

  1. (a) 1,376 learners on NVQs in plumbing.
  2. (b) 989 learners on NVQs in bricklaying.
  3. (c) there are no qualifications entitled "bridge to construction" or "intermediate construction" in the NVQ framework.
  4. (d) 602 learners on NVQs in painting and decorating.
  5. (e) 2,414 learners on NVQs in wood related occupations.

Paul Holmes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many tutors were employed in further education colleges teaching national vocational qualifications in(a) plumbing, (b) bricklaying, (c) bridge to construction (or intermediate construction award), (d) painting and decorating and (e) wood occupations, in each year since the establishment of the courses; [83767]

(2) how many tutors were recruited to teach national vocational qualifications in (a) plumbing, (b) bricklaying, (c) bridge to construction (or intermediate construction award), (d) painting and decorating and (e) wood occupations, in each year since the establishment of the courses; how many tutors in each category left their posts; and what average length of time served by further education tutors in each category was, in each year. [83769]

Margaret Hodge

Information on tutors in FE teaching national vocational qualifications is available only for broad subject levels.

In 2000–01 there were 3,623 tutors teaching construction in FE colleges in England.

Information on the recruitment of tutors in FE, their retention and average length of time in employment is not available.