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Tourism: Vocational Training

Volume 470: debated on Tuesday 22 January 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of people involved in work-based training in the tourism sector in Cleethorpes constituency in each of the last five years. (179715)

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) Yorkshire and the Humber has provided data for each of the last five years (including the current academic year) on the number of people in Cleethorpes in work-based learning in travel and tourism and in hospitality and catering. The LSC has also provided data on the number undertaking learning through Train to Gain since it was rolled out nationally in 2006.

In 2003-04, 30 Cleethorpes residents were involved in work-based learning in travel and tourism and in hospitality and catering; in 2004-05, there were 20 people; in 2005-06, there were 22 people; in 2006-07, there were 26 people; and in 2007-08 there have been 23 people so far. In addition, 21 Cleethorpes residents started learning through Train to Gain in 2006-07; and seven in 2007-08 so far.