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Training Courses (Offenders And Prisoners)

Volume 136: debated on Monday 27 June 1988

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To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the vocational courses of the industrial training boards presently available to (a) adult and (b) young offender male prisoners.

The vocational courses of the industrial training boards presently available to (a) adult and (b) young offender male prisoners are listed below. The full range of courses listed is not available at any establishment.

Vocational courses available to adult male prisoners

  • 1. Bricklaying
  • 2. Carpentry and joinery
  • 3. Catering
  • 4. Domestic appliance repair and servicing
  • 5. Electronic wiring and computer appreciation
  • 6. Hairdressing
  • 7. Horticulture
  • 8. Painting and decorating
  • 9. Upholstery
  • 10. Welding/fabrication
  • Vocational courses available to young offender male prisoners

  • 1. Bricklaying
  • 2. Carpentry and joinery
  • 3. Computer appreciation
  • 4. Hairdressing
  • 5. Horticulture
  • 6. Mechanical/electrical engineering
  • 7. Motor vehicle mechanics
  • 8. Painting and decorating
  • 9. Vehicle body repair/paint spraying
  • 10. Welding/fabrication