Culture Media and Sport written question – answered at on 22 February 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who were involved in work-based training in the tourism sector in the North East in each of the last five years.
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) North East has provided data for each of the last five years on the number of people "starting" and "completing" work-based learning in travel and tourism and in hospitality and catering. This includes apprenticeships and advanced apprenticeships, where the learner gains a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ), and also training in the workplace which results in an NVQ. The LSC has also provided data on the number of people "starting" and "completing" learning through "Train to Gain" since it was rolled out nationally in 2006.
Learners involved in work-based learning in travel and tourism and hospitality and catering in the North East | |||||
2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | |
Starts | 1,641 | 1,275 | 898 | 824 | 707 |
Completions | 533 | 495 | 442 | 411 | 447 |
Percentage completing | 32.5 | 38.8 | 49.2 | 49.9 | 63.2 |
Learners involved in travel and tourism and hospitality and catering through Train to Gain in the North East | |||||
2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | |
Starts | — | — | — | — | 794 |
Completions | — | — | — | — | 283 |
% completing | — | — | — | — | 35.6 |
People 1st are currently conducting an in-depth analysis of apprenticeships in the sector, which will include an identification of the job roles of apprenticeships, the content of learning and how to improve completion rates. This work will be outlined in an Apprenticeships Strategy in April 2008, and forms part of the industry-led National Skills Strategy for hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism, which my Department actively supports.
Government have recently committed to a new measurement for apprenticeships. Whereby we measure the number of starts and the number of successful completions. This replaces the historic "Average in Learning" which takes an average of the numbers on an apprenticeship at any point in a given year. Further details about these measurements can be found in the January 2008 report outlining the findings of the Government's Review of Apprenticeships:
"Train to Gain"—the national skills service for employers—will be vital for work-based learning in the tourism sector and will play a key role in transforming the nation's skills base. In November 2007, Government published a "Train to Gain Plan for Growth", setting out our ambitions on better meeting employer needs. This includes tailoring the service to meet the skills needs of employers in each sector through a sector compact with Sector Skills Councils, including one with People 1st for the tourism sector. My Department is actively involved in supporting this work as part of the sector's National Skills Strategy.
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