A report concluded that skills shortages are having a “detrimental impact on business and economic growth”
Urgent improvement is required to ensure that the level of skills exist within the working population to allow Northern Ireland to achieve its economic ambitions, a new Audit Office report has said.
It said support for skills and learning is the largest area of spend for the department, with approximately £470 million spent in 2023-24 funding a range of initiatives and programmes. The report said many of the activities funded by the department have individually positive outcomes and evaluations but the latest monitoring information shows a “lack of progress” towards achieving the strategic goals of its Skills Strategy.
“It is difficult to see how DfE ensures that all the skills programmes it funds, including provision by further and higher education institutions, align with the skills needs in Northern Ireland or how it measures the success and impact of its skills delivery arrangements as a whole. “This will only make it more challenging for the department to achieve the ambitions set out in its Skills Strategy.”She said: “Addressing the skills challenges facing Northern Ireland requires all stakeholders to work together.
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