Publications

ApprenticeshipsNI fact sheet based on data extracted from the Department’s Trainee and Apprenticeship Management System (TAMS) on 2 March 2024.The information in the fact sheet has now been updated, please see official statistics published at...

This circular provides guidance and funding arrangements for the Skills Focus Programme covering the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

This circular provides guidance and funding arrangements for the InnovateUs Programme, covering the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

This is the ‘Path to Net Zero Energy’ Action Plan for 2024 which outlines the priority areas across government for delivery this year.

The tables present a range of analysis regarding enrolments and students in the Northern Ireland further education sector covering academic years 2018/19 to 2022/23.

Equality screening around Extension of Student Support Funding (£1m) policy.

This is the annual report for the Department for the Economy. The report provides information about the range of activities in which the department has been engaged over the year ended 31 March 2023 and...

In October 2022, CCEA Regulation was commissioned by the Department for the Economy to conduct a longitudinal evaluation of the alternative assessment and awarding arrangements for vocational training qualifications (VTQ) across the whole COVID-19-impacted period...

UK Subsidy Control Act 2022, EU State aid and Article 10 of the Windsor Framework Training created by Stephen Moore Head of the Subsidy Control Advice Unit (SCAU)

The partnership agreement template was approved by NICS Board to provide departments and arm’s length bodies with a new model ‘relationship document’. This partnership agreement sets out the partnership arrangements between Tourism NI (TNI) and...

The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) (2007) system is used to classify business and collect economic data by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The department undertook an exercise to define these seven sectors by 4...

Electricity Consumption and Renewable Generation in Northern Ireland statistics are circulated to a limited number of pre-release access recipients in line with the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order (Northern Ireland) 2009.

The Careers Service has produced this career entry routes guide to offer an overview of entry routes available and the progression between different levels of qualification, from entry level through to Level 8.

The Department for the Economy engaged Business Consultancy Services (BCS) to complete a review of the Labour Relations Agency (LRA), in line with Cabinet Office ‘Tailored Reviews’ guidance.

First day brief provided to the Economy Minister in February 2024.

The department monitors recently published relevant research reports and, each quarter, produces a summary in the Research Digests for wider dissemination.

DfE unacceptable behaviour policy - Equality screening template – Section 75 of Northern Ireland Act 1998 equality screening -

Privacy notice - Unacceptable behaviour by our customers

This policy sets out what the department means by unacceptable behaviour and its approach to dealing with it when it occurs.

The Department for the Economy is required to prepare an annual general report under Article 372 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 on matters within the Insolvency Order. The Department is also required to...