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Issues
Developing a new Skills Strategy for the next decade
Director of Skills in the Department for the Economy, Graeme Wilkinson, discusses the key elements of a new 10-year Skills…
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An extraordinary year: Chief Commissioner’s year in review
Geraldine McGahey, Chief Commissioner, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland discusses the impact of an unprecedented year and the potential learnings…
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Northern Ireland’s vaccine rollout slowest in UK
Vaccination figures released in March by the Department of Health show Northern Ireland to be “significantly ahead” of the original…
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CITB NI: Training within construction is more important now than ever
The Northern Ireland Construction Industry activity has been greatly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, as we emerge from the…
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Mother and baby homes public inquiry ‘not off the table’
The Northern Ireland Executive has fallen short of calling a full public inquiry into historic institutions in Northern Ireland, including…
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Social economy
Social Enterprise: The future of business
Social Enterprise NI Director Colin Jess discusses the challenges faced by the sector during the pandemic and highlights the levels…
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Social economy
Pivoting in pandemic
AEL’s Chief Executive David Hunter discusses pivoting in a pandemic and the need for social value to be a core…
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Social economy
Social value on public spending
Scoring for social value is to become mandatory in government contracts for the first time in Northern Ireland. The Department…
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Social economy
Skills and the social economy
The future role of social enterprises in Northern Ireland’s economic recovery has been given a welcome boost by their inclusion…
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Digital and technology
The tech trends of 2021
2021 finds technology in an interesting space: in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Covid-19 pandemic, out…
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