Industrial Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many employees there are in each industry or industrial sector which is represented by a non-statutory industrial training organisation;(2) if he will list the number of people employed by each of the non-statutory industrial training organisations for which he has figures available;(3) if he will publish a list of the existing non-statutory industrial training organisations;(4) what information he has on

(a) the number of training professionals employed by each non-statutory industrial training organisation as a ratio of the total number of employees in the industry or industrial sector which it covers and (b) how many full-time and part-time training professionals are employed by the Meat Industries Training Organisation;

(5) what information he has on how many non-statutory industrial training organisations represent (a) more than 50 per cent. of firms in their sector and (b) more than 50 per cent. of the employees in their sector; and which are the organisations concerned;

(6) what information he has on how many non-statutory industrial training organisations represent (a) more than 75 per cent. of firms in their sector and (b) more than 75 per cent. of the employees in their sector; and which are the organisations concerned.

The table lists all the organisations regarded as independent industry training organisations, together with the latest information available which is from the Institute of Manpower Studies report, "The Full Fact Finding Study of the NSTO System", produced in December 1987 for the former Manpower Services Commission.

Industry training organisation	Staff			Percentage of sector covered
	¹ Management and training	Total	Employees in sector	Firms	Employees
Scottish Association of Master Bakers	1·10	1·20	²—	80	²—
Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance	2·00	5·00	100,000	89	90
Bookhouse Training Centre	2·00	5·00	20,000	100	100
British Brush Manufacturers	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
Builders Merchants' Federation	14·00	18·50	62,000	79	97
Bus and Coach Training	2·00	3·00	174,300	45	99
Caravan, Camping and Related Self Catering ITO (formerly National Caravan Council Limited)	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
Carpet Industry Training Council	1·20	1·50	18,000	60	78
British Cement Association	²—	²—	9,000	100	100
Ceramics Industry Training Organisation	7·00	10·00	35,000	14	93
Chemical Industries Association	3·50	5·50	200,000	²—	90
China and Ball Clay Industries Training Board	²—	²—	7,015	100	100
British Coal	3·60	5·00	140,000	100	100
Computing Services Industry Training Council	2·00	5·00	44,000	11	75
Precast Concrete Industry Training Association	3·00	4·00	16,000	21	75
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Products Association	²—	²—	2,044	100	100
Cosmetics, Toiletry and Perfumery Association	0·30	0·80	30,000	²—	95
Cotton and Allied Textile ITO	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
Dairy Trade Federation	1·20	2·20	93,500	59	97
Scottish Distributive Industries Training Council	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
National Association of Industrial Distributors	1·00	4·00	20,000	53	60
Drinks Industries Training Association	2·50	4·20	90,000	100	100
Electricity Industry Training Committee	7·00	7·00	147,795	100	100
Envelope Makers & Manufacturing Stationers Association	0·30	0·30	5,000	100	100
British Fibreboard Packaging Employers Association (formerly BFPA)	2·00	2·75	²—	²—	²—
Fibre Cement Manufacturers Association	1·00	1·00	2,098	100	100
Food Manufacturers Council for Industrial Training	1·00	2·00	²—	²—	²—
British Footwear Manufacturers Federation	0·08	0·10	48,000	36	83
Forestry Training Council	1·00	2·00	²—	²—	²—
National Institute of Fresh Produce	5·00	6·00	65,000	²—	²—
UK Association of Frozen Food Producers	0·08	0·10	²—	²—	²—
British Furniture Manufacturers Federation	0·20	0·40	78,000	²—	71
British Gas plc	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
Glass Training Ltd.	5·50	6·50	39,000	100	100
Hairdressing Training Board	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
Joint National Horse Education and Training Council	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
Insurance Industry Training Council	1·00	2·00	243,000	100	91
National Supervisory Council for Intruder Alarms	1·00	1·20	²—	²—	²—
Knitting & Lace Industries Training Resources Agency	3·00	3·50	90,000	22	80
British Leather Confederation	1·00	1·30	8,000	88	91
Leather Goods (Walsall CCI)	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
Local Government Training Board	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
Man-Made Fibres Industry Training Advisory Board	2·50	4·10	15,000	82	97
Marine Training Association	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
British Marine Industries Federation	2·00	3·00	14,500	2	86
Meat Industry Training Organisation	²—	²—	150,000	²—	80
Scottish Federation of Meat Traders Association	5·50	5·50	1,500	²—	60
Merchant Navy Training Board	2·00	2·50	30,000	100	100
Incorporated National Association of British & Irish Millers	4·00	6·00	6,000	96	100
British Narrow Fabrics Association	0·15	0·20	5,500	80	86
Newspaper Publishers Association	1·00	2·00	20,000	100	100
Newspaper Society	2·00	4·00	²—	²—	²—
British Nuclear Fuels plc	6·70	7·70	16,900	²—	²—
Flexible Packaging Association	0·60	0·60	7,500	90	87
National Packaging Confederation	²—	²—	25,000	25	30
Paintmakers Association of GB	2·00	2·00	20,000	33	85
British Paper & Board Industry Education & Training Council	4·00	6·00	34,000	91	94
National Association of Paper Merchants	0·07	0·10	20,000	²—	75
Periodicals Training Council	3·00	4·50	20,000	49	80
Petroleum Training Federation	7·50	11·00	60,000	82	92
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry	1·00	2·00	84,000	²—	71
British Ports Federation	1·00	2·00	41,208	100	100
Post Office	5·00	5·00	191,434	100	100
Society of Master Printers of Scotland	1·70	2·20	²—	71	²—
British Printing Industries	7·00	21·00	140,000	51	70
Quarry Products Training Council	2·00	2·60	32,500	56	97
British Railways Board	11·00	12·00	139,000	100	100
London Regional Transport (Rail Operations)	²—	²—	21,000	100	100
Refractories, Clay Pipes and Allied Industries Training Council	2·00	2·50	11,000	82	86
National Retail Training Council	4·50	5·50	2,400,000	86	83
British Rubber Industry Training Organisation	7·00	10·00	²—	²—	²—
Seafish Industry Authority	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—

Industry training organisation	Staff			Percentage of sector covered
	¹ Management and training	Total	Employees in sector	Firms	Employees
British Security Industry Association	1·50	2·00	²—	²—	²—
National Association of Multiple Shoe Repairers	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
Society Master Shoe Repairers	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
Silica and Moulding Sands Association	0·50	0·70	1,820	78	99
Small Ships Training Group Association	1·30	1·30	²—	²—	²—
Soap and Detergent Industry Association	1·00	2·00	13,500	²—	96
British Soft Drinks Association	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
British Sports and Allied Industries Federation	0·01	0·01	²—	²—	²—
British Steel Corporation	8·00	16·00	51,000	100	100
Midland Independent Steel Training Association	2·50	3·50	72,000	²—	11
Northern Independent Steel Training Association	5·00	7·00	6,500	82	93
United Kingdom Sugar Industry Association	3·00	3·00	10,500	100	100
British Telecom	²—	²—	223,084	100	100
British Timber Merchants Association (England and Wales)	0·07	0·10	12,300	21	28
Timber Trade Training Association	4·40	5·20	38,000	²—	71
Tobacco Industry Training Organisation	1·50	2·00	19,368	100	100
Association of British Travel Agents	51·50	64·00	100,000	²—	90
United Kingdom Softwood Sawmillers Association (formerly Home Timber Merchants Association of Scotland)	0·10	0·15	2,000	82	90
Wallcovering Manufacturers Association of Great Britain	²—	²—	4,101	90	²—
National Association of Warehouse Keepers	²—	²—	²—	²—	²—
Water Authorities Association	1·00	1·50	50,000	100	100
British Waterways Board	²—	²—	3,000	100	100
Wire and Wire Rope Employers Association	1·00	1·50	6,750	68	89
Scottish Woolen Industries	1·00	1·20	5,000	96	80
Confederation of British Wool Textiles	3·00	4·50	40,000	83	86
¹ Includes directly employed operational staff-management, training etc. plus staff employed for YTS.
² ITO not included in research or information not available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of people employed by each of the statutory industry training boards.

The information is as follows:

Industry training board	Number of employers
Clothing and allied products	126
Construction	1,311
Engineering	602
Hotel and catering	446
Offshore petroleum	65
Plastics processing	75
Road transport	470

The source of the information is the 1988–89 annual reports of the industry training boards except for the offshore petroleum figure which relates to the annual report for the year ending 31 December 1988.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what will happen to the premises and other assets currently held on behalf of their industries by statutory industry training boards when non-statutory bodies assume responsibility for training in the sectors concerned.

Provisions in the Employment Act 1989 enable a statutory industry training board to transfer all or any of its assets to a successor organisation on trust to be used for charitable purposes which are related to training for employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment which sectors of industry, previously covered by a statutory industrial training board, are no longer represented by non-statutory industrial training organisations.

All significant sectors formerly in scope to industry training boards have either their own independent industry training organisation or access to such an organisation.

Volume 168: debated on Monday 5 March 1990