The Employer Training Pilots ran from September 2002 to March 2006, when the pilot areas became part of the Train To Gain programme. The offer in the pilots was of subsidised training leading to a qualification in basic skills or a first Level 2 qualification for employees. The following table from the Learning and Skills Council shows achievements by learners who started on the pilot before end-March 2006 (but excludes about 1,500 those still on their courses).
Employer’s industrial sector and qualification type Number of ETP achievements Health and social work 53,346 Basic Skills 8,911 NVQ Level 2 43,673 Vocationally Related Qualification at Level 2 762 Manufacturing 35,729 Basic Skills 3,938 NVQ Level 2 29,999 VRQ 1,792 Real estate, renting and business activities 25,428 Basic Skills 3,400 NVQ Level 2 20,132 VRQ 1,896 Other community, social and personal service activities 23,112 Basic Skills 2,326 NVQ Level 2 18,204 VRQ 2,582 Education 13,176 Basic Skills 4,821 NVQ Level 2 7,876 VRQ 479 Construction 12,655 Basic Skills 397 NVQ Level 2 12,119 VRQ 139 Wholesale and retail trade and repair 10,671 Basic Skills 1,210 NVQ Level 2 8,507 VRQ 954 Public administration and defence, compulsory social security 9,226 Basic Skills 4,016 NVQ Level 2 5,030 VRQ 180 Transport, storage and communication 8,664 Basic Skills 1,581 NVQ Level 2 6,495 VRQ 588 Hotels and restaurants 6,685 Basic Skills 829 NVQ Level 2 4,836 VRQ 1,020 Financial intermediation 1,460 Basic Skills 352 NVQ Level 2 913 VRQ 195 Extra territorial organisations and bodies 1,150 Basic Skills 456 NVQ Level 2 444 VRQ 250 Agriculture, hunting and forestry 623 Basic Skills 47 NVQ Level 2 527 VRQ 49 Electricity, gas and water supply 387 Basic Skills 24 NVQ Level 2 354 VRQ 9 Mining and quarrying 372 Basic Skills 5 NVQ Level 2 338 VRQ 29 Private households with employed persons 59 Basic Skills 4 NVQ Level 2 55 Fishing 45 NVQ Level 2 15 VRQ 30 Grand total: 202,788