Notice board
Skills Council meetings scheduled for:
26 June 2024 – venue tbc
25 September 2024 – venue tbc
2 December 2024 – venue tbc
Minutes of previous meetings are available: Northern Ireland Skills Council minutes
Chair and members
The NISC has been designed to involve representatives from the main areas of interest: industry (both employers and employees), academia, local and central government, and the third sector. The membership includes a mix of publicly appointed members and ex-officio members. The publicly appointed members consist of:
- one chair
- five members from a business background
- one member from a trade union background
- one member from the community/voluntary sector.
The ex-officio (that is, an appointment by virtue of holding another office) and associated members are nominated by specific organisations.
Chair
The chair (by public appointment) is Kathleen O'Hare.
Members
| Members by public appointment | Member background |
|---|---|
| Caroline van der Feltz | Business |
| Annie Millar | Business |
| Ann Morgan | Business |
| Mary Meehan | Business |
| Dr Frances Weldon | Business |
| Mark Langhammer | Trade union |
| Deborah O'Hare | Community and voluntary sector |
| Member co-opted | Background |
|---|---|
| John Healy | Digital sector |
Information on the chair and publicly appointed members can be found at: NI Skills Council - Chair and seven members pen pics
| Ex-officio | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Adrian McCreesh | Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (SOLACE) |
| Leo Murphy |
Tertiary Education Senior Leaders Group (FE) |
| Prof Paul Bartholomew | Tertiary Education Senior Leaders Group (HE) |
| Liam Devine | NICVA |
| Clare Caulfield |
NIC Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
| Ben Friel | NUS-USI |
| Gerry Campbell |
Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment |
| Gareth Hetherington | Ulster University Economic Policy Centre (UUEPC) |
| Gordon Parkes | NI Business Alliance |
| Lee Ann Panglea | CIPD |
| Advisory members | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Niall Casey | Invest NI |
| Moira Doherty | Department for the Economy |
| Linsey Farrell | Department of Education |
| Deirdre Ward | Department for Communities |
Sub-committee to the Skills Council
- Skills Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (SEDI) – Chair, Caroline van der Feltz
- Skills Supply Task and Finish Group – Chair, Gerry Campbell
- Digital Skills Industry Reference Group - Chair, John Healy
- Green Energy Skills Industry Reference Group - Chair, Gordon Parkes