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Mr. Craigen
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the trades and other occupations for which skillcentres in the United Kingdom are now providing courses and the duration of such training.
Mr. Golding
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that its skillcentres provide training for a total of 70 trades or occupations which are set out below together with the length of each course.
| TRADE GROUP/TRADE | No. of Weeks |
| Construction | |
| Bricklaying | 26 |
| Carpentry and Joinery | 26 |
| Heating and Ventilating fitting | 26 |
| Painting and Decorating | 26 |
| Pipe Fitting (Petro Chemical Industry) | 20 |
| Plastering | 26 |
| Plumbing | 26 or 32 |
| Slating and Tiling | 26 |
| Street Masonry and Paving | 26 |
| Welding—Pipe H & V & Plumbing | 14 |
| Woodcutting Machinery | 26 |
| Engineering Production | |
| Automatic Lathe Setting | 32 |
| Boring Setting/Machining | 26 |
| Capstan Setting/Operating | 26 |
| Centre Lathe Turning | 26 |
| Die Milling | 39 |
| Engineering—Blind Persons | 8 or 10 |
| Milling Setting/Operating | 26 |
| Plate and Structure Steel Work | 26 |
| Precision Grinding | 26 |
| Sheet Metal Working | 30 |
| Toolmaking Fitting and Machining | 39 |
| Welding—Electrical Arc (Pipe) | 10 or 30 |
| Welding—Electrical Arc (Plate) | 26 or 30 |
| Engineering Servicing | |
| Draughtsmanship (Mechanical Engineering) | 39 |
| Engineering inspection | 26 |
| Fitting—General Maintenance | 26 |
| Fitting—Jig and Tool | 26 |
| Fitting—Machine Tool Maintenance | 39 |
| Fitting—Pneumatic and Hydraulics | 26 or 30 |
| Detailed Fitting and Machining | 32 |
| Electrical/Electronics | |
| Electrical Inst and Maint | 32 |
| Fitting—Electrical | 26 |
| Industrial Electronics | 13 or 26 or 39 |
| Instrument Maintenance | 52 |
| NC Machine Maintenance (Electronics) | 30 |
| Radio, TV and Electronic Servicing | 40 |
| TV Field Servicing | 23 |
Plant and Automotive Trades
| |
| Agricultural Machinery Repair and Maintenance | 30 |
| Contractor's Plant Repair and Maintenance | 28 |
| Heavy Vehicle Repair and Maintenance | 30 |
| Commercial Vehicle Body Building | 26 |
| Motor Vehicle Body Repair | 26 |
| Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance | 26 |
| Motor Vehicle Spray Painting | 26 |
| Motor Vehicle Body Repair/Spray Painting | 30 |
General Servicing
| |
| Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Servicing | 26 |
| Domestic Appliances Servicing | 26 |
| Office Machinery Servicing | 26 |
| Oil Fired Central Heating Servicing | 3 |
| Sewing Machine Repair and Maintenance | 30 |
| Typewriter Repair and Maintenance | 40 |
| Watch and Clock Repair | 52 |
Miscellaneous
| |
| Boat Fitting | 18 or 26 |
| Commercial Cookery | 16 |
| Furniture—Cabinet Making | 30 |
| Hairdressing (Mens) | 26 or 30 or 39 |
| Plastic Injection Moulding | 18 |
| Scientific Glass Blowing | 14 or 26 |
| Screen Process Printing | 26 |
| Sewing Machining | 8 |
| Storekeeping (Engineering) | 13 |
| Tailoring (Handcraft) | 36 |
Short Courses
| |
| Engineering Induction | up to 18 |
| General Construction Operatives | " " 18 |
| Miscellaneous Engineering | " " 10 |
| Occupational Selection | " " 18 |
| Office Skills | " " 18 |
| Vocational Assessment | " " 18 |
| Wider Opportunities | " " 18 |