Mr. John McKeon:

It is mandatory. We identify young people whom we believe to be disadvantaged and who could benefit from the programme. A case worker interviews them. It is down to the individual judgment of a case worker and where the case worker determines that this is an appropriate intervention for the young person, then it is mandatory. There are two elements to the training. It is proposed to hold a one-week job preparation programme to help young people with work etiquette and job requirements, for example. A continuing element of the programme is that the employer will provide on-the-job training.