§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have qualified with NVQ level 2 in care in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [175920]
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§ Mr. HuttonThe following table shows the number of people in England who have achieved their national vocational qualification (NVQ) level 2 in care from April 2000 to December 2003. These people can be working in either social care or health care settings, as the statistics do not state what job the candidate has and the care NVQ level 2 is undertaken by both social care workers and health care workers.
Prior to April 2000, this data on NVQs was only collected on a United Kingdom basis and it was not possible to determine how many of the candidates worked in England.
Period Number of care NVQ level 2 certificates issued
January-December 2000 8,451 January-December 2001 12,637 January-December 2002 17,932 January-December 2003 25,025 Total 64,045