Transport written question – answered at on 27 October 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills of new recruits to his Department.
The Department for Transport operates competency based recruitment when recruiting new employees. For posts recruiting below SCS the department follow DfT's competency framework. For posts recruiting at SCS level the department follow the competency framework set by the Cabinet Office.
Specialist posts (i.e. accountants) do undergo some form of numeracy tests provided by an external agency.
We do not assess literacy skills of new recruits.
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