§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have(a) found employment and (b) enrolled on training courses through the Worktrain scheme online in each year since the service became available. [158013]
§ Mr. BrowneThe requested information is not available.
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§ Malcolm WicksThe information requested is in the table.
Worktrain is an internet service for people looking for information on job vacancies, training courses, careers, childcare providers and voluntary opportunities. It is a popular service and is one of the most used government websites. It currently receives around 250,000 visitors a month. The website offers users access to the Jobcentre Plus database of 400,000 job vacancies and the learndirect database of 500,000 training opportunities.
It is not possible for the Worktrain service to track if visitors to the site have been successful in finding a job or enrolling on a training course. An online questionnaire asks visitors if they have applied for job vacancies or training courses as a result of using the site. In 2002–03, 68 per cent. of repeat visitors who replied to the questionnaire had applied for a job and 12 per cent. applied for a training course.