Publications

Equality screening on increasing the basic and higher amounts of tuition fees that may be charged to full-time undergraduates in respect of an academic year beginning on or after 1st September 2025

Action 15 focuses on the need to replace high carbon heating sources with low and zero carbon sources in households and businesses. The action supports the Energy Strategy’s principle to “Replace fossil fuels with renewable energy”.

This Statistical Bulletin is part of a biannual series published by the Department for the Economy to provide key information on the ApprenticeshipsNI 2013 and 2017 programmes and contains data up to the end of April 2024.

The plan sets out a new strategic approach to economic policy. It is a locally-led approach which places regional balance at its heart, and which enshrines partnership working. Local communities will be empowered to identify their own economic priorities.

The Department for the Economy commissioned CCEA Regulation to provide an interim evaluation of Step Up, a project which was launched by the department in April 2023.

The Department for the Economy is seeking to appoint four new members to the governing body of St Mary’s University College.

This newsflash, which was produced in conjunction with DfE's Analytical Services Division, provides interesting insights into top 'green' jobs likely to be important to the local economy.

The Digital Skills Action Plan has been developed to help create alternative pathways into the digital sector. Advanced digital skills and a digitally competent workforce are essential for the innovation potential and continued competitiveness of the sector.

The Careers Service, in conjunction with DfE Economic Social Inclusion Branch, has published "Spotlight on Young Women in STEM", the latest in a series of subject-based career guides.

Partnership agreement between the Department for the Economy and Consumer Council NI.

Equality screening of the extension of funding (c£12.1M) attributed to the additional 893 students for Financial Years 2024/2025-2027-2028 at the Magee campus of Ulster University.

Lantra review of the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Animal Technology

In August 2022, the Department for the Economy commenced work to develop a Tourism Strategy that would lead our local tourism industry through the next decade.

Expansion of the Derry - Londonderry Campus of Ulster University, Magee Taskforce Interim report. 
 

This document sets out responses to DfE’s public consultation on Level 4 and Level 5 and Higher Education in Further Education (HE in FE).

The Department for Economy’s (DfE) 2024/25 Business Plan provides a forward look over the next three years and sets out what DfE needs to do to deliver growth for the economy in Northern Ireland.

This is the tenth annual survey of FE College Leavers in Northern Ireland. Data was collected approximately six months after completing and achieving a regulated qualification, at Level 3 or below, in the 2022/23 academic year.  

This circular provides information to FE colleges on coding intended for use as part of the Multiply programme. This includes all initiatives being delivered at the college, regardless of whether or not accreditation is offered.

The Department for the Economy (DfE) is seeking to appoint eight members to the board of NI Screen. It is expected that four board members will be appointed on 16 December 2024 and a further four members will be appointed in July 2025.

The Innovation Language research, conducted by Innovation Lab (now part of Innovation Consultancy Services), is a behaviourally informed study, positioned within the context of Northern Ireland, focusing on engagement with two specific user groups; micro businesses and SMEs (b