Employment and Skills Strategies in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

This book focuses on the role of employment and training agencies in contributing to job creation and productivity in Northern Ireland. It explores how Northern Ireland is implementing labour market and skills policy and putting measures in place at the local level to stimulate quality employment, inclusion and growth.

Contents:

+ Acronyms and abbreviations

+ Executive summary

+ Reader’s guide

+ Chapter 1. Policy context for employment and skills in Northern Ireland
-Overview
-Northern Ireland’s economy
-Northern Ireland’s skills profile
-The Programme for Government, the Economic Strategy and the Skills Strategy
-Institutional structures
-The governance framework for employment policies and vocational education
-The governance framework for economic development
-References

+ Chapter 2. Overview of the Northern Ireland case study area
-Overview of the Belfast region
-Balance between skills supply and demand at the sub-national level
-Results for Northern Ireland
-References

+ Chapter 3. Local Job Creation Dashboard findings in Northern Ireland
-Theme 1: Better aligning policies and programmes to local economic development
-Theme 2: Adding value through skills
-Theme 3: Targeting policy to local employment sectors and investing in quality jobs
-Theme 4: Being inclusive
-References

+ Chapter 4. Towards an action plan for jobs in Northern Ireland: Recommendations and best practices
-Better aligning policies and programmes to local economic development
-Adding value through skills
-Targeting policy to local employment sectors and investing in quality jobs
-Being inclusive
-References

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