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Vocational Training

Volume 408: debated on Thursday 10 July 2003

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of people in (a) Chesham and Amersham and (b) Buckinghamshire completing a vocational training course have obtained employment within three months in the last three years. [123915]

Because figures are estimated from surveys, information is only available for those leaving government supported work based learning for young people (WBLYP), by region (rather than by parliamentary constituency) and for those in a job six (not three) months after leaving learning. The percentages of learners on WBLYP in all regions (see specifically the South East), who were in a job six months after leaving are shown in the following table. The information in the table relates to all leavers and is taken from a postal survey sent to each learner six months after leaving the programme. The latest year for which figures are available is 2000–01. Percentages of survey respondents who were in a job six months after leaving a period of government supported training by financial year, programme and region.

Percentages of survey respondents who were in a job six months after leaving a period of government supported training by financial year,
programme and region
Financial year of leaving/Outcome South EastLondonEast EnglandSouth WestWest MidlandsEast MidlandsYorkshire and HumbersideNorth WestNorth EastEngland
2000–01
In a job
(AMA)87838990848787858486
(FMA)75687371667068676069
(OT)73446671566358625161
(WBLYP)79677879697369736472

Key:

AMA—Advanced Modern Apprenticeships

FMA—Foundation Modern Apprenticeships

OT—Other Training

WBLYP—Work Based Learning for Young People

Source:

DfES Statistical First release 14/2002