asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the various training and retraining schemes now in operation and the number if people on them in (a) the North-West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Kirkby and (d) Ormskirk.
Following is the information available, which has been supplied
| Of which | ||||||
| North-West area | (i) Merseyside | (ii) Kirkby | ||||
| ENGINEERING PRODUCTION | ||||||
| Horizontal boring setting operating | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Capstan setting operating | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Centre lathe turning | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Milling setting operating | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Precision grinding | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Sheet metal working | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Welding—electric | … | … | … | … | X | X |
| Plate and structural steelwork | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Welding—electric arc—pipe | … | … | … | … | X | X |
| Refrigeration and air conditioning | … | … | … | … | ||
| ENGINEERING SERVICES | ||||||
| Draughtsmanship | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Fitting—general maintenance | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Fitting—jig and tool | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Detail fitting and machining | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Instrument maintenance | … | … | … | … | X | |
| ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS | ||||||
| Electrical installation and maintenance | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Electronic wiring circuit testing | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Fitting (electrical) | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Radio and TV servicing | … | … | … | … | X | |
| TV field servicing | … | … | … | … | ||
| PLANT AND AUTOMATIVE TRADES | ||||||
| Contractors plant repair and maintenance | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Heavy vehicle repair and maintenance | … | … | … | … | X | X |
| Motor vehicle body building | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Motor vehicle repair and maintenance | … | … | … | … | X | X |
| Motor vehicle body repair/spray painting | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Motor vehicle body repair | … | … | … | … | ||
| Motor vehicle spray painting | … | … | … | … | ||
| CONSTRUCTION TRADES | ||||||
| Bricklaying | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Carpentry | … | … | … | … | X | X |
| Heating and ventilating fitting | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Plastering | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Painting and decorating | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Plumbing | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Street masonry and paving | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Woodcutting machining | … | … | … | … | X | |
| MISCELLANEOUS TRADES | ||||||
| Furniture cabinet making | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Hairdressing (mens) | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Storekeeping | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Miscellaneous engineering | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Sewing machine mechanic | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Industrial electronics | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Wider opportunities | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Occupational selection | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Commercial cookery | … | … | … | … | X | |
| Typewriter repair and maintenance | … | … | … | … | X | |
by the Manpower Services Commission. The list below details the individual courses currently running under the Training Opportunities Scheme (TOPS) at skill-centres in the Training Services Agency's North-West regional area. Those courses in the list currently running at skill-centres in the Merseyside and Kirkby areas respectively have been separately identified.
A similar list of courses currently running outside skillcentres is not obtainable other than at disproportionate cost.
The following table shows the numbers of trainees in training, broken down by type of training institution, for the North West and Merseyside areas respectively, at the end of February 1977, the latest date for which information is available.
Skillcentres
| ||
| North-West | … | 1,734 |
| Merseyside | … | 712 |
Colleges of Further Education
| ||
| North-West | … | 5,651 |
| Merseyside | … | 1,528 |
Employers' Establishment
| ||
| North-West | … | 735 |
| Merseyside | … | 343 |
Total
| ||
| North-West | … | 8,120 |
| Merseyside | … | 2,583 |
The courses currently running in Kirkby and the numbers of trainees currently on them are shown below:
Course
| Trainees in training
|
| (1) Skillcentre: | |
| Carpentry | 14 |
| Welding | 44 |
| Heavy vehicle repair | 23 |
| Motor vehicle repair | 22 |
| Total | 103 |
| (2) Non-skillcentre: | |
| Typewriting and office practice | 10 |
| Engineering induction | 10 |
| Preparatory courses | 15 |
| Shorthand and typing | 18 |
| Shorthand and typing (refresher) | 18 |
| Medical receptionist | 20 |
| Clerk/audio typing | 14 |
| Total | 105 |
There are no regular training facilities currently in use in the Ormskirk area.