Vocational Training: Pilot Schemes Mr. Boris Johnson To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many qualifications have been awarded under the employer training pilots, broken down by (a) sector and (b) level. Phil Hope 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 | 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