South-West Regional Skills - Quarterly Industry Update
Quarter 4, 2021
25th November Sales Apprenticeship Briefing
On 25th November, we will host an employer information session on the new Level 6 Sales Apprenticeship for companies to learn more about the apprenticeship & the opportunities it presents as a skills development pathway for those seeking to recruit new staff or further develop/upskill in-house staff in sales/CX.
Our summer kick of meeting with our F & D sustainability industry group, chaired by Jason Hawkins, Carbery Group focused on our initial scoping of goals, challenges and skills required to support companies in meeting sustainability goals and transitioning to a holistic sustainability culture. The Forum will host our next steps round-table on 2nd December 2021 where companies & primary producers will finalise & agree the key & most consistent skills needed across their companies (part 1) for onward discussion & initial solutions planning with UCC and MTU (part 2 of session).
Manufacturing, Engineering & Pharma Industry Group Updates
Following the identification of priority skills needs at our manufacturing/engineering and pharma/biopharma industry round-tables, a number of new programmes, co-developed with companies & colleges launched in 2021 including:
Process Safety (MTU, Level 7):commenced January 2020, with a second delivery scheduled for 2021 with 90% Springboard+ funding. Click here for details.
Computerised Production & Inspection (MTU, Level 7): commenced December 2020 with Med-Tech Ireland Skillnets support with a second delivery scheduled for December 2022. Click here for details.
We are here to support companies address their skills needs. Watch our videos to see how Mid Cork Pallets & Celtic Sea Minerals have benefited on their upskilling journey
There is a range of flexibly delivered upskilling programmes commencing across South-West colleges and ETBs, many with Springboard & Skills to Advance funding now open for applications.
The Explore Programme: Strong 2021 Demand for Digital Upskilling across Manufacturing & Engineering Companies
Since its pilot in 2018, 60+ Cork/Kerry companies have participated in the Regional Skills/ETB Explore digital coaching programme for operators & trades in manufacturing. This 6 week flexibly delivered programme (2.5 days off-site in total) focuses entirely on work relevant projects with digital coaches providing project-related training and support so staff build capabilities needed in & directly relevant to their work place. With 6 programmes and 25+ companies in 2021 alone, we are now recruiting for 2022 programmes.
Please <click here> for further details.
