Publications

This addendum updates the existing Traineeship coding guidance to reflect new Traineeship programme codes and revised CDR terminology.

New research examines the scale, contribution and potential of Northern Ireland's co-operative sector, and sets out six areas for action to support its future growth and development.

Official Statistics published by Energy and Circular Economy Statistics and Research, DfE Analytical Services are circulated to a limited number of pre-release access recipients in line with the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order (Northern...

The Continuous Household Survey Heat and Insulation report 2025/26 provides insights into how households in Northern Ireland heat their homes and use insulation, helping to understand energy use, fuel poverty, and support environmental and housing...

This report is written by Dr Anne Devlin (ESRI), Maureen O’Reilly (Independent Economist) and Dr Aine Doran (Ulster University).

The purpose of this circular is to provide guidance on the collection and recording of equality and diversity-related data for learners.

This publication contains the Direction and supporting documents for the Northern Ireland Renewable Obligations Domestic Electricity Discount Scheme (known publicly as Household Electricity Discount Scheme. These documents set out the requirements for electricity suppliers and...

Public Appointment Competition for Governing Body Chairs to Northern Regional College (NRC), South Eastern Regional College (SERC), South West College (SWC) and Southern Regional College (SRC).

This circular sets out the arrangements for the eligibility requirements and coding for access to English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision in Further Education (FE) colleges.

The Further Education (FE) Division has published the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) policy for the FE colleges in Northern Ireland.

This Statistical Bulletin is part of a biannual series published by the Department for the Economy to provide key information on the ApprenticeshipsNI programme and contains data up to the end of April 2026.

This document provides a summary of how the Department adheres to the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Official Statistics and the National Statistician’s guidance on quality.

This document provides a summary of how the Department adheres to the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Official Statistics and the National Statistician’s guidance on quality.

This statistical release has been produced by the Department for the Economy (DfE), Northern Ireland (NI) and provides information on Higher Education (HE) qualifications gained by students at NI higher education institutions (HEIs) and by...

This statistical bulletin has been produced by the Department for the Economy (DfE), Northern Ireland (NI) and provides information on the number of NI students enrolled at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and the number...

The survey offers a unique all Ireland worker-level assessment on a range of themes related to the Good Jobs agenda such as work conditions, trade union activity, pay, job security, flexibility, work intensity, artificial intelligence...

Research Bulletins are short analytical articles on topical economic and labour market issues. They help to build understanding of current trends and raise awareness of research and analysis carried out.

This publication presents information on Renewable Electricity Generation for Northern Ireland. It details information on the percentage of electricity consumption in Northern Ireland generated from renewable sources as well as information on the type of...

This circular provides guidance on the collection and coding of the previous institution the learner attended prior to attending the FE College.

The Higher Level Apprenticeship (HLA) in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) report covers provision of HLAs at level 6 and 7 in HEIs in Northern Ireland up to academic year 2024/25. The report includes statistics on...