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Energy and Environment
Renewable generation and electricity consumption 2021
Published by the Department for the Economy (DfE) in March 2022, Electricity Consumption and Renewable Generation in Northern Ireland: Year…
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Energy and Environment
A science-led approach to the development of geothermal energy in Northern Ireland
The potential of geothermal energy to reach the (NI) Climate Change Bill (No.2) emissions targets through its direct use as…
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Education
Skills: A missing middle
The squeeze out of low or no skilled people from Northern Ireland’s labour market has been exacerbated by the pandemic,…
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Education
Skills and training: Vital for the future of the construction industry
Skills support will remain paramount in the coming years as the construction industry seeks to recover from the challenges of…
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Education
Skills for a 10X economy
Launched in late March 2022, following initial consultation on a draft strategy, the Skills Strategy was approved by the newly…
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Education
Apprenticeship expansion
The development of new pathways, the introduction of provision for all-ages and the inclusion of a wide-range of public bodies…
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Education
Barriers remain to apprenticeship uptake
In April 2021, the then-Minister for the Economy Diane Dodds MLA stated that apprenticeships will “be a key component of…
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Education
Skills for a green economy
Skills and training are “misaligned” to meet the needs of key industries driving a green economy. A lack of public…
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Issues
Gavin Robinson MP: ‘We didn’t Brexit’
DUP MP Gavin Robinson talks to David Whelan about his role on the UK’s defence committee in the context of…
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Issues
Changing lives for safer communities
Newly appointed Chief Executive for the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI), Amanda Stewart, discusses the role of probation in…
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