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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average amount of training delivered per technician given by the motor manufacturing industry was in England in 2003-04; and which motor vehicle manufacturers provided levels of training (a) above and (b) below the average. [198811] Mr. Ivan Lewis: The statistics collected on training in the motor manufacturing sector do not separate technician training from training for other employees such as managers. However People Skills Scoreboard, which is a joint Engineering Employers Federation/ Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies publication provides information on general training in the sector. Participation in the Scoreboard, which is used for benchmarking purposes, is voluntary. For more information on People Skills Scoreboard see website www.peopleskillsscoreboard.com Of the larger companies (over 200 employees) taking part in the People Skills Scoreboard, the following firms provide five days per person or more off-the-job training for their employees: Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd TKA Talent Delphi Diesel Systems Glacier Vandervell Inc Ryobi Aluminium Casting (UK) Ltd A P Hydraulics Ltd Plaxton Siebe Automotive (UK) Ltd The companies with below average off-the-job training days per employee, tend to be small companies (there are no companies in the `bottom 101 with more than 50 employees).

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

198811; 426 c2143-4W;426 c2149-50W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Motor vehicles Manufacturing industries Training Repairs and maintenance Technicians Mechanical engineering

Link

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