Education
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Apprenticeships: Building the workforce of the future
There is strong evidence that apprenticeships lead to improved earnings in the future relative to classroom-based education of the same…
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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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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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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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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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Education: An investment for the future
Permanent Secretary for the Department of Education, Mark Browne, discusses planned transformation in a difficult financial climate, and emphasises the…
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Offering once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for personal and professional development for Northern Ireland students
Students from Northern Ireland schools, colleges and universities are set to benefit from over £10 million of funding to explore…
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Challenges in upskilling the Northern Ireland labour market
Recognising that better skills matching would provide a significant boost to economic output, the Closing the Skills Gap report, commissioned…
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Budget placing pressure on education
In the absence of devolved government, Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris MP’s carrot and stick approach to the 2023/24 budget…
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A skilled and supported workforce
Studies by the Department for the Economy have highlighted the need to upskill older workers and ensure that younger workers…
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