Skillnets Programme Management Office

Skillnets has established a Programme Management Office (PMO) to lead and drive the delivery of the enabling plans of the Skillnets Statement of Strategy 2016-2019. This is in line with a commitment given in the Government’s Action Plan for Education 2017. The purpose of the PMO is the demonstrable, successful implementation of the Statement of Strategy.  The PMO will also have an oversight role on key projects within the company to ensure their success.  The purpose of the PMO is to lead and drive the implementation of the work, working alongside colleagues and external stakeholders where appropriate, especially networks...

National Organic Training Skillnet Wins IITD Award

National Organic Training Skillnet (NOTS) received the award for the Best Learning and Development Organisation (Network & Groups) in Ireland at the annual Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD) Awards, which took place in the Killashee House Hotel in Kildare in March. The award was given to the network in recognition of...

Skills Help Space Industry Skillnet Member to Reach New Heights

Curtiss-Wright Dublin has been a member of the Space Industry Skillnet for over a decade. It was recently awarded the largest ESA-related contract ever given to an Irish-based operation, a contract worth €4.5m. The confidence placed in Curtiss-Wright by the award of this contract establishes the Dublin operation as one of the world leaders in the use of COTS (Commercial Orbital Transportation Services) electronics equipment in critical space applications and raises the profile of Ireland’s space industry in the global space marketplace...

Inaugural Law Society Skillnet Symposium

Law Society Skillnet held a one-day symposium on 24th March in Dublin. Conscious of the need to raise the profile of the Skillnets value proposition among their member companies, while also revitalising the learning experiences of their members, the network reimagined what a Law Society Skillnet event could look like. By focusing on training that had a greater impact and relevance to their members, they decided on the significant legal and moral topic of miscarriages of justice...
 

ISA Software Skillnet Attracting Women Back Into IT

Addressing the gender balance in technology companies and ensuring that women are retained and re-engaged is an important priority for the Irish tech sector. An innovative new programme - Women ReBOOT - designed and developed by ISA Software Skillnet is connecting highly-skilled women that want to return to the tech industry after a career break, with several of Ireland’s top technology companies...

ISME Skillnet Developing Management Talent

Hickey’s Pharmacies, an Irish-owned Community Pharmacy Group has been a member of ISME Skillnet since 2015.  Mike Curran, Operations Manager for the group, speaks about the experience of becoming a member of the network, and the impact of ISME Skillnet’s Essential Management Skills programme on their business and their staff...

Up-skilling the Mid-West

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a core element of our economy and it is vital that they have the skills to scale their businesses and realise their full potential. This was the key message delivered by Pat Breen T.D., Minister for Employment and Small Business, when he launched the Up-Skilling the Mid-West event in Limerick...

New Fundamentals in Medical Technology Regulatory Affairs Course

Regulatory affairs are increasingly recognised as a having a “whole business” impact for organisations, and companies are required to invest time and money to improve their up-skilling strategies for their regulatory affairs professionals. Demand is increasing for regulatory talent that can understand the implications of the rapidly changing regulatory landscape in order to help companies effectively bring new and innovative medical products to global markets...