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Promoting Work-Based Qualifications

EDM number 889 in 2007-08, proposed by Gordon Marsden on 05/02/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Aviation, Industry and Training.

That this House congratulates Flybe for being in the first group of companies to be given the ability to award nationally accredited qualifications to employees by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority; welcomes the fact that these employees will gain a recognised work-based qualification which will assist them with their career paths; calls upon industry, commerce and educational establishments to recognise the role and the value of work based training; and hopes this announcement will encourage other employers in the airline and associated sectors to develop and promote work-based qualifications as part of the initiatives now being brought forward.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Gordon Marsden05/02/2008Blackpool SouthLabourProposed
Peter Bottomley05/02/2008Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Gregory Campbell06/02/2008East LondonderryDUPSeconded
David Simpson06/02/2008Upper BannDUPSeconded
David Lepper06/02/2008Brighton, PavilionLabourSeconded
Hywel Francis06/02/2008AberavonLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins06/02/2008Luton NorthLabourSigned
Alan Meale06/02/2008MansfieldLabourSigned
Ann Cryer06/02/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis06/02/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Phil Willis06/02/2008Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris McCafferty07/02/2008Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Ian McCartney07/02/2008MakerfieldLabourSigned
David Drew07/02/2008StroudLabourSigned
Bill Etherington07/02/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Mike Hancock07/02/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
David Borrow07/02/2008South RibbleLabourSigned
Michael Jabez Foster18/02/2008Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle18/02/2008ChorleyLabourSigned
John Horam19/02/2008OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Brian Jenkins19/02/2008TamworthLabourSigned
John McDonnell19/02/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Janet Anderson20/02/2008Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
John Battle21/02/2008Leeds WestLabourSigned
Lorely Burt21/02/2008SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
David Hamilton21/02/2008MidlothianLabourSigned
Paul Flynn21/02/2008Newport WestLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt21/02/2008CrawleyLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd21/02/2008Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Doug Naysmith22/02/2008Bristol North WestLabourSigned
Alan Simpson26/02/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
David Crausby26/02/2008Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross26/02/2008TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin27/02/2008Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Julie Morgan13/06/2008Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Jon TrickettUnknownWithdrawn

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