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Opportunities available for Ireland’s workforce through green skills
The rapid advancement of the green skills technologies is changing how we live, work and educate. The national network of 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) is leading the future of further education and training. Starting at school level all the way through our academic and working lives, they future proof those already in employment...
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Increasing talent pipeline for manufacturing through apprenticeships
Ireland boasts a dynamic manufacturing industry. To compete internationally and grow we need a new approach to widen the talent pipeline. Ireland’s manufacturing industry employs 260,000 people across 150,000 businesses in a range of sectors such as medtech, polymer technology and engineering. As an ex-army apprentice, I saw the value presented by developing modern apprenticeship...
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Women are helping transform the Irish apprenticeship system
As more apprenticeship programmes have become available, awareness has grown among women of all ages and backgrounds of the fantastic career opportunities an apprenticeship can provide. “I want to push the limits of what I can do and what I can become. As my son grows, I want him to know that I finished my...
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An education system prepared for the challenges of tomorrow
The world of work is changing and the education system is adapting to keep pace. The challenges of digitalisation and automation are colliding with the everyday realities posed by the Ukraine war, the climate crisis and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. These pose seismic difficulties for small and medium enterprises in particular. They also...