AQW 39390/11-15 Written question to the Minister for Employment and Learning

To ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 38671/11-15, to detail the number of training (i) positions currently available within each of the eleven training suppliers; and (ii) suppliers in East Londonderry being used to capacity, as part of the Training for Success Programme.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 26 November 2014

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Tabled
26 November 2014
Answer due by
11 December 2014
Answered
8 December 201412 days after tabling
Department
Department for Employment and Learning
Priority question
No

Answer

Through the Training for Success Programme, my department guarantees a training place for all 16 and 17 year olds who are not in education or employment , with extended eligibility for persons under 22 years with a disability and under 24 years for those who qualify under the Children Act NI (2002).

In line with the guarantee, there is no restriction on the number of young people that can avail of the programme and no capacity limit is set for any of the contracted training suppliers.

Published statistical information (including occupancy levels broken down by Parliamentary Constituency) is contained in the Training for Success Statistical Bulletin.

The most recent Statistical Bulletin, published on 26 November 2014, can be accessed via the link below.

http://www.delni.gov.uk/index/publications/r-and-s-stats/tfs-and-programme-led-apprenticeships-statistical-bulletins.htm

Official sources