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The agreement and reports The sector says...

The Skills Priorities

1. Image and competence
2. Communication and information
3. Training Provision
4. Funding
5. Management and Leadership
Skills for business
European Social Fund

Northern Ireland

You can download the following files to find out more about current Sector Skills Agreement progress in Northern Ireland. For more information on any of the documents featured here or to give your views, please contact Bill Cherry on 07834 868951.

Sector Needs Analysis (SNA) - Stage 1

Northern Ireland Key Issues - a summary document that contains headline information on the key issues affecting the country

Northern Ireland Sector Needs Analysis - a detailed report featuring in-depth analysis of the building services engineering sector in the country

Northern Ireland 'Viewpoint' - a summary of what solutions employers, industry and government partners have suggested in response to the country's key issues. This report was generated after the Horizon workshop that took place in Belfast on 10 October.

Assessment of Current Provision (ACP) - Stage 2

Northern Ireland Key Issuesa summary document containing the key issues and recommendations

Northern Ireland Assessment of Current Provision - a detailed report featuring in-depth analysis of the sector's training provision in the country

Northern Ireland 'Viewpoint' - a summary of the workshop held on 25 July in Belfast.

Gap Analysis and Market Testing - Stage 3

Northern Ireland draft Stage 3 report - detailing UK findings so far and a Northern Ireland-specific action plan

Northern Ireland summary document - a summary document outlining SummitSkills' draft solutions and sector programmes