Army Training and Recruitment Agency: Key Targets

HL Deb 17 July 2003 vol 651 cc158-9WA

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What key targets have been set for Army Training and Recruiting Agency for financial year 2003–04. [HL4093]

Lord Bach

The chief executive of the Army Training and Recruitment Agency has been set the following key targets for 2003–04:

1. 1. To meet the Army's requirement from the ATRA for 600 trained mainstream officers available to take up their first appointment within a permissible variance of 2 per cent. The 2002–03 performance was an output of 604.
2. 2. To meet the Army's requirement from the ATRA for 9,400 soldiers available to take up their first appointment within a permissible variance of + 1 to -2 per cent. The 2002–03 performance was an output of 9,264.
3. 3. To achieve a 98 per cent first-time pass rate to externally endorsed training standards and within course duration for all officers who undergo career or professional development training after meeting entry standards. The 2002–03 performance was a first-time pass rate of 93.6 per cent.
4. 4. To achieve a 96 per cent first-time pass rate to externally endorsed training standards and within course duration for all soldiers who undergo career or professional development training after meeting entry standards. The 2002–03 performance was a first time pass rate of 94.8 per cent.
5. 5. Subject to realism caveats, to reduce the per capita cost of training a successful military recruit to £52,200 by April 2006. The 2002–03 performance discounted for the effect of the estate revaluation, was £53,400 against a target of £54,000.