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Education
New All-Party Group for Skills launched
In April 2024, the newly established All-Party Group for Skills held its first meeting, having been founded in October 2023.…
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Education
Future proofing the construction industry: Building skills for the next generation
Almost without exception, every sector of the industry is struggling to recruit good talent and young people which we are…
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Education
Skills-shortage vacancies double between 2019 and 2022
The Employer Skills Survey 2022 indicates that skills-shortage vacancies have more than doubled since 2019, with one-in-10 establishments experiencing at…
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Education
Digital skills in Northern Ireland
Despite a basic level much higher than the European average, Northern Ireland has significant disparities in digital skills competency. The…
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Infrastructure
Infrastructure: A foundation for better communities
Minister for Infrastructure John O’Dowd MLA outlines his priorities in the delivery of a connected economy. I believe that infrastructure…
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Infrastructure
Legislative priorities
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has identified five potential pieces of priority legislation it hopes to bring before the Northern…
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Infrastructure
Departments not achieving ‘value for money’ in delivering major capital projects
Delays in the delivery of the majority of Northern Ireland’s major capital projects have led to projected cost increases worth…
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Infrastructure
Belfast Grand Central Station on track for autumn operational opening
Belfast Grand Central Station, on track for operational opening this autumn, will be the largest integrated transport hub on the…
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Infrastructure
Infrastructure improvement needed to encourage active travel
While a majority of people would consider active travel, satisfaction with walking and cycling conditions are declining, undermining efforts towards…
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Infrastructure
Relative increase in construction output
New work drove a small quarterly increase in construction output at the end of 2023 but annual output declined by…
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