Skills Barometer
Report providing a detailed understanding of the skill requirements for the Northern Ireland economy:
Sub-Regional Skills Barometer
Work Quality Indicators
Qualifications in Northern Ireland
Employer surveys
Published employer surveys are listed below:
- Employer Skills Survey 2019
- Employer Skills Survey 2017
- Employer Perspectives Survey 2016
- Employer Skills Survey 2015
- Employer Perspectives Survey 2014
- Employer Skills Survey 2013
Job posting trends
Sector Skills research
International skills assessments
Here is international research published on skills in Northern Ireland:
- OECD Review: Employment and Skills Strategies in Northern Ireland
- OECD Review: Skills Beyond School
- Northern Ireland Skills Base: International Benchmarking Report Card
- International Survey of Adult Skills 2012
- Management Matters in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
- The Strategic Integration of Skills and Innovation Policy in Northern Ireland
Skills and qualifications
Published projects concerning skills and qualifications are listed below:
- Benchmarking Contracted Training Programmes in Northern Ireland
- Economic, Labour Market and Skills Impacts of Migrant Workers in Northern Ireland
- Influence of Graduate Qualifications on Average Wages and Productivity
- International Trends in Occupational Forecasting and Skills Research: How Does Northern Ireland Compare?
- All-island Skills Study
- Towards a Skills Assessment Framework for Northern Ireland: A Sectoral Performance Approach
- Northern Ireland Executive Recruitment Watch Survey 2007
- Skills at Work in Northern Ireland 2006
Higher and further education
Published projects on higher and further education are found below:
- Factors Contributing to Student Outcomes in Northern Ireland FE Colleges - an econometric analysis
- The economic impact of Higher Education on the Northern Ireland economy
- The economic impact of Northern Ireland’s FE sector on the Economy
- Removing the Barriers to Learning: Exploring Adult Perceptions and Attitudes to Participation in Further Education
- Impact of Variable Tuition Fees and Student Support Arrangements in Northern Ireland
- Graduate Earnings: An econometric analysis of returns, inequality and deprivation across the UK Main Report and Summary
- Higher Education - Business and Community Interaction Surveys
- Staying the Course: An econometric analysis of the characteristics most associated with student attrition beyond the first year of Higher Education
Labour force participation
Publications on labour force participation are found below:
- Labour Mobility in Northern Ireland
- Addressing Gender Balance - Reaping the Gender Dividend in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- Economic Inactivity: Literature Review
- Promoting Investment and Increasing Employment among the Economically Inactive: A Review of Best Practice
- Best Practice in Inter-agency Co-operation on Employability
- Education, Occupational Class and Unemployment in the UK Regions
Futuretrack surveys
- Futuretrack Northern Ireland: Key Findings from the Futuretrack Stage 3 Survey
- Futuretrack Northern Ireland: Key Findings from the Futuretrack Stage 1 Survey
Ad hoc analysis
Publications on ad hoc analysis below:
- Closing the Skills Gap
- Young People inequalities in the Northern Ireland skills system
- Differences in Education, Training and Labour Market by sex, Northern Ireland
- IT workers job advertisement analysis
- IT sector future supply analysis