§ Mr. CollinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the minimum level of funding was for trainees on the residential training for disabled adults course at the Royal National Institute of the Blind's Loughborough College in each year since 1995.[142960]
§ Maria EagleI have been asked to reply.
The Residential Training Unit contracts with 14 national training providers, including Royal National Institute for the Blind's (RNIB) Loughborough College, to deliver specialist residential training for people with disabilities who are unable to train in their home area because local providers cannot offer the specialist help they need.
Each provider is contracted with separately, and fees vary for each provider. Each trainee is funded separately depending on their own unique set of circumstances. Providers are paid a one-off fee for each trainee that starts a course; these start at £1,000 per trainee, rising to £2,000 when the provider passes a pre-set threshold. Weekly fees are also paid for each trainee.
Additionally, providers are paid outcome payments; these are on a sliding scale ranging from £4,000 for a job outcome within 40 weeks of starting training to £1,000 for a job outcome after 12 months of finishing a training programme. Additional fees are also payable for specific support such as child care, tools, equipment, interpreters, readers, travel and special support for those with mental health problems.
The standard weekly fees paid for trainees at RNIB's Loughborough College are in the table.
>Weekly fees for trainees at RNIB's Loughborough College £ Year Residential fee Day fee 1995–96 391 315 1996–97 391/362 315 1997–98 362 315 1998–99 338 299 1999–00 345 299 2000–01 380 299 2001–02 392 300 2002–03 404 300 2003–04 414 308 Note: The fees changed in 1996/97 due to a renegotiation of the contract.
Source:
Residential Training Unit