November 2021
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This conference considered priorities for implementing the Government’s Apprenticeship Action Plan and how best to achieve its ambition of modernising the Irish apprenticeship system, including for:
- expanding the range of apprenticeships
- establishing a new National Apprenticeship Office
- improving diversity and inclusion by simplifying routes for entry and enabling flexibility
- facilitating apprentice engagement with international mobility programmes
Alongside the Action Plan, delegates considered priorities for Ireland’s skills system in the context of the National Skills Strategy 2025 and the Pathways to Work 2021-2025 plan, and how these dovetail with other ambitions set out in the Programme for Government.
It was an opportunity to assess priorities following the impact of COVID-19 on Ireland’s economy, especially on key sectors such as construction.
We are pleased to have been able to include a keynote contribution from Andrew Brownlee, Chief Executive Officer, SOLAS.
Attendees
Our forums are known for attracting strong interest from policymakers and stakeholders. Places were reserved by officials from the College of Agriculture, Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE); the Department for Education, UK; the Department for the Economy, NI; the Department of Education, NI; the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform; the Department of Social Protection; and the NEIC Initiative Programme Office. Representatives who also attended were from Belfast Metropolitan College; Cairn Homes; CDETB Finglas TC; Colm J. Hyland Network; Cork Education and Training Board; FDQ; GMIT; Group GTI; Health Service Executive; Laois & Offaly Education and Training Board; Limerick City and County Council; Limerick Institute of Technology; Louth County Council; Munster Technological University; National College of Ireland; National Disability Authority; National Guild of Mastercraftsmen; NCCA; North West Regional College; Speechville Consulting; Technological University Dublin; The Open University; TU Dublin; and Waterford Institute of Technology.
