SE Regional Skills Newsletter

South East Skills & Training News

February 2022

Upskilling General Operatives to Cope with Modern Workplace

If you have valued operations staff who would benefit from improved skills through an easy-to-access programme delivered on site, you should consider the six week EXPLORE Programme. A facilitator will work with a group of your staff for a few hours each week to address challenges in the modern workplace including digital skills. See more here.

Ireland's Digital Skills Deficit - what can we do about it?

Recent studies show Ireland’s working population ranks below average in terms workplace digital skills. Yet, Government’s ambition is to be a digital leader at the heart of European and global digital developments. So how do we square that circle? More here.

Apprenticeships Progress Continuing

Significant progress with apprenticeships continues to be made as outlined by Dr Mary-Liz Trant, Director of the new National Apprenticeship Office at a recent meeting with the South East Regional Skills Forum. Yet, there is much more to do to meet Minister Harris’ ambition for apprenticeships. More here.

South East Employment Increases during Pandemic

The South East region saw an overall increase in employment of 11,200 persons in the two years to Sept 2021. Some sectors such as manufacturing, construction and financial services have fared well. However, hospitality and agriculture have seen declines. See details here.

Upcoming Courses

There are still places available across the region aimed at upskilling and reskilling staff. See what's on offer here.

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GET IN TOUCH WITH SOUTH EAST REGIONAL SKILLS

Edmond Connolly
South East Regional Skills Forum Manager

Email: edmondconnolly@regionalskills.ie
Tel: 087 8314729

If you need any support or guidance in terms of your industry’s skills get in touch here.

South East Regional Skills Forum can help you and your team avail of a range of funded skills solutions (many of which are online & flexibly delivered) best suited to your company's needs.

What We Do.......

SERSF is a single contact point in the region to help employers connect with the education and training system (Further & Higher Education providers) and create greater collaboration and utilise the resources available to enhancement our regional skills.

Our mailing address is:
South East Regional Skills
Dargan Centre
Institute of Technology Carlow
Kilkenny Road
Carlow
R93 V960

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