Skills for the future report
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Kate Nicholl MLA: ‘Skills are the engine room of our economy’
Writing in agendaNi, chair of the All-Party Group for Skills, Kate Nicholl MLA, discusses how to close the skills gap…
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Learning from 10x Skills
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has engaged extensively with the departments for the Economy (DfE) and Education (DE) to ensure…
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Developing green skills
The Department for the Economy’s (DfE) Green Skills Action Plan, published in May 2025 details its strategy to develop the…
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Ambitions to extend STEM qualifications
Published in October 2025, the Skills Action Plan is aiming to oversee the number of STEM graduates from 24 per…
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Building the next generation of public services
Northern Ireland’s public sector is entering a period in which workforce capability will be as important as workforce capacity. Digitalisation,…
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Addressing digital skills inequalities
The Executive’s draft Artificial Intelligence Strategy, published in August 2026, is aiming to reduce skills inequalities among generations as well…
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Skills and training: ‘Imperative for the future of the construction industry’
Northern Ireland’s construction industry is entering a period of sustained expansion alongside significant structural change, writes Barry Neilson, Chief Executive…
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