Ireland – CCWESTT

Ireland’s National Skills Strategy 2025 This 10-year national strategic plan builds on the progress made under the previous strategic plan (Towards Tomorrow’s Skills) and outlines the plan to improve the quality and relevance of the country’s education and training base in response to the changing and diverse needs of its people, society, and the economy; […]

Ireland – National Skills Strategy – 2007

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Ireland – National Skills Strategy – 2007 The Government of Ireland created this strategic plan to meet the skills needs of businesses and to ensure Ireland’s success in a rapidly-changing economic environment with rapidly-increasing needs for workers with high-level skills that contribute to a competitive, innovation-driven, knowledge-based, participative and inclusive economy; and based on the […]

Apprenticeship Implementation Plan 2013

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Apprenticeship Implementation Plan 2013 In May 2013, Ireland’s Minister for Education and Skills announced a review of apprenticeship in Ireland to determine whether the model should be “retained, adapted or replaced by an alternative model of vocational education and training.” The Review was part of a wide-ranging reform programme in the Further Education and Training […]

Consultation response in relation to the Apprenticeship Action Plan 2021-2025

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Consultation response in relation to the Apprenticeship Action Plan 2021-2025 This document is the response of Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) to the Government of Ireland’s Consultation Paper regarding its proposed Apprenticeship Action Plan. Credit:Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) Date: 2020 View

Video – Irish Tradeswomen on RTE Nationwide

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Video – Irish Tradeswomen on RTE Nationwide In this video, a female sheet worker, stonemason, and a field technician are interviewed. They discuss the dissuasion, prejudice, and challenges that they overcame to get into the trades, and the disbelief they encounter from clients that women can do this kind of work and perform at the […]

Multi-Level State Interventions and Gender Equality in Higher Education Institutions: The Irish Case

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Multi-Level State Interventions and Gender Equality in Higher Education Institutions: The Irish Case Focus on Ireland as a specific national context, highlighting multi-level state interventions in gender equality and looking at their impact on Higher Education Institutions. Credit: Pat O’Connor, Gemma Irvine Date: 2020 For more information on this resource click here. View

Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 (Ireland)

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Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 (Ireland) This 2021-2025 Action Plan was developed to support Ireland’s National Skills Strategy 2025. This new action plan builds on the success of the previous action plan, and was heavily informed by stakeholder feedback and input. The plan contains the ambitious goal of enrolling 10,000 new apprentices in Ireland every […]

Ireland Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Statement of Strategy 2021–2023

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Ireland Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Statement of Strategy 2021–2023 A report that sets the vision and direction for Ireland to become a knowledge economy leader, globally recognised in the areas of higher education, research and innovation with strategic economic investment in areas such as green talent and digital skills. […]

Apprenticeship Action Plan 2021-25 Consultation Paper – Response from Quality and Qualifications Ireland

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Apprenticeship Action Plan 2021-25 Consultation Paper – Response from Quality and Qualifications Ireland The future value of apprenticeships will depend on our collective capacity to offer a learning experience that is flexible, durable and responsive to uncertainty and how Irish society will adapt to the new ‘norm’ in terms of learning and working. Credit: Quality […]

Apprenticeship Action Plan 2021-2025 Consultation Paper

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Apprenticeship Action Plan 2021-2025 Consultation Paper Ireland’s clear and ambitious 5 year roadmap to integrate apprenticeship further and higher into the education and training landscape, to embed apprenticeship within enterprise, and deliver an apprenticeship system which is more accessible to all. Credit: Ireland Government Date: 2021 For more information on this resource click here. View