Publications

Equality screening in regards to The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022.

This circular provides guidance and funding arrangements for the Skills Focus Programme, delivered as part of the Department’s Employer Support provision, covering the period from 01 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

The Careers Occupational Information Unit (COIU), within the Careers Service, produces regular bulletins on growing sectors within the economy. This two-part bulletin covers Financial Services and Financial Technology (FinTech) careers in Northern Ireland.

This circular provides guidance and funding arrangements for the InnovateUs programme, covering the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. It replaces FE Circular 03/22.

The Department for Economy has published the first Annual Report of the Skills Strategy, ‘Skills for a 10x Economy’. The Report which was endorsed by the Northern Ireland Skills Council provides an overview of the...

This is the twenty-first edition of the Energy Strategy e-bulletin, which aims to keep stakeholders informed about progress on the new Energy Strategy for Northern Ireland.

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...

This statistical bulletin 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...

The department's ‘Culture Charter’ builds on NICS values. The charter sets out six ‘ONE DfE’ values that we expect to see in each other, lived out in our daily interactions with colleagues and wider stakeholders.

Equality screening around the design considerations on which the Department for the Economy will base the development of a renewable electricity support scheme for Northern Ireland.

A factsheet has been produced that details monthly online job posting trends across Northern Ireland. It includes an assessment of selected sectors as well as skills in demand. Some of the latest online job postings...

Equality screening in regards to DfE Resource Budget 2022-2023.

The fact sheet presents a range of analysis regarding enrolments and students in the Northern Ireland further education sector covering academic years 2017/18 to 2021/22.

This document sets out the partnership arrangements between CITB NI and the Department for the Economy. In particular, it explains the overall governance framework within which CITB NI operates, including the framework through which the...

This is the Energy Strategy Action Plan 2023 and follows on from the recently published report Energy Strategy Action Plan 2022. It outlines the priority areas of action and the associated tasks for delivery in...

Infographic showing the Department for the Economy's Careers Service 2022-23 "Year at a glance".

Guidance to ESF programme 2014-2020 project promoters regarding the retention of documents.

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...

A presentation outlining research around skills inequalities in young people (16-24), in Northern Ireland.

This publication presents analysis on the first year of Level 2 (L2) Traineeships. The NI Traineeship is a full-time Level 2 vocational education training offer and is delivered at Further Education (FE) colleges. The statistics...