asked the Minister for Education the number of (a) secondary, (b) vocational and (c) community/comprehensive schools which: (1) sought permission from his Department to offer vocational preparation and training programmes in the 1986-87 school year: (2) were sanctioned by his Department for the vocational preparation and training programme (VPTP); (3) were refused permission by his Department to have the VPTP; and the reason the schools concerned were refused sanction for the VPTP programme.
Written Answers. - Vocational Preparation and Training Programmes.
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The number of schools applying to run vocational preparation and training programmes in the 1986-87 school year is as follows:
|
Secondary Schools |
186 |
|
Vocational Schools |
228 |
|
Community Schools |
31 |
|
Comprehensive Schools |
10 |
Of these schools 172 secondary, 227 vocational, 31 community and ten comprehensive schools have been approved. Two secondary schools have withdrawn their applications and a further 13 schools, including one vocational school, are still under examination with regard to course content.