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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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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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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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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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ABC Council Agriculture Strategy: Ambitious plans to support £376 million sector
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council sets out a pathway for the future of its local agriculture and farming…
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Leaving care
The latest annual statistics on children leaving care upon approaching adulthood in Northern Ireland paint a bleak picture of the…
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Wheels in motion at Hydrogen Training Academy
A first-of-its-kind project to support the development of a skilled workforce that can take full advantage of hydrogen and cleantech…
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RHI: Only 40 per cent of inquiry recommendations implemented two years on
Two years on from the publication of 44 recommendations by the RHI public inquiry, only 18 have been fully implemented…
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Delivering a green economy: Zero carbon cooperatives
Queen’s University Belfast are leading a project aiming to develop zero carbon cooperatives across local council areas in Northern Ireland,…
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