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Dept for Education and Employment

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Mr. Rooney: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list for the latest date for which there are available figures from the training for work leavers survey, for (i) each standard region and (ii) England and Wales, the number of (a) full NVQs, (b) NVQ levels, (c) credits towards NVQs, (d) other full qualifications, (e) credits toward other qualifications and (f) no qualifications secured by those leaving the programme. [12432] Mr. Paice: [holding answer 23 January 1997]: The information requested is given in the following table. As the information comes from surveys, it is only possible to give percentages and not actual number. The training for work national follow-up survey covers all qualifications not just NVQs. The table shows the highest NVQ or equivalent qualification gained. Full qualification, highest equivalent NVQ level of full qualification, credit towards a qualification and leavers not gaining a qualification. Training for work, England and Wales, financial year 1995-96, all leavers. Per cent. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Highest equivalent NVQ levels Full Full Full level Full level Full level Full level Full Credit No qualificat literacy/ 1 2 3 4 other{1} towards a qualificat ion numeracy qualificat ion ion gained{2} South East 46 1 8 23 4 1 7 6 49 London 39 2 6 17 8 1 6 8 54 Eastern 44 2 9 20 8 1 5 6 50 South West 45 1 11 20 5 1 6 6 49 West Midlands 43 2 10 17 5 1 7 7 50 East Midlands 38 1 8 15 4 1 9 5 56 Yorkshire and Humberside 38 1 7 16 5 1 8 7 56 Merseyside 44 2 7 21 7 1 6 6 51 North West 36 2 6 16 5 1 6 6 58 North East 45 3 8 20 8 1 6 7 49 Wales 39 2 9 17 3 1 6 7 55 England and Wales{3} 41 2 8 18 6 1 7 6 52 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Includes those achieving a full qualification who did not state the level. {2} Includes those still awaiting their results. {3} Includes trainees not separately identified to a region.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

12432; 288 c786W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Economic regions Qualifications Training Wales National vocational qualifications Training for work

Contains statistics

Yes