Classroom Assistants: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many teaching assistants have reached NVQ level (a) 2 and (b) 3 of the Training Development for School programme. (163205)

The information is not collected in the format requested.

The following table shows the number of “NVQ for Teaching Assistant” qualifications awarded at level 2 and level 3 for each year between 2002 and 2006.

*Number of teaching assistants who achieved NVQ Levels 2 and 3 in 2002/03 to 2005/06*
	NVQ Level 2	NVQ Level 3
2002/03	390	260
2003/04	2,090	2,240
2004/05	3,880	4,540
2005/06	4,840	5,780
Source: National Information System for Vocational Qualifications (NISVQ)

Volume 472: debated on Wednesday 20 February 2008