asked the Minister for Labour the total amount paid to consultants employed by AnCO's external training division for the year ending December 1984; the number of consultants involved; and the number of people trained by these consultants.
Written Answers. - AnCO Training.
651.
The total amount paid to consultants employed by AnCO's external division for the year ending December 1984 was £8,812,000 out of which the consultants' instructor and administrative costs and training materials, equipment, accommodation and other expenses have to be met. The total number of consultants involved was 309 and the total number of people trained by these consultants was 12,689.
652.
asked the Minister for Labour the steps which have been taken to increase women's participation in the AnCO training scheme.
657.
asked the Minister for Labour the steps which have been taken to increase women's participation in the higher employment potential training courses such as management courses of the AnCO training scheme.
I propose to take Question Nos. 652 and 657 together.
The number of women trained on adult courses has been increasing steadily. In 1975 women trainees made up 10 per cent of those trained and in 1984 this had risen to 32 per cent.
Though the majority of women applicants opt for training for traditionally female occupations, there are a small but significant number of women in training in traditionally male occupations. These include electronics, silk screen printing, management and engineering based courses.
In addition to increasing the number of women participating in traditionally male courses, AnCO has run a number of courses specifically designed for women. These include 'women in publishing', 'women in co-operatives' and 'return to work' courses.
In 1984 the percentage of participants in higher employment potential training courses who were women was:
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% |
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Management Training Courses |
40 |
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Enterprise Training Courses |
40 |
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High Technology Training Courses |
35 |
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(Programming, Systems Analysis etc.) |