Publications

Further education activity in Northern Ireland statistics are published annually by the Department for the Economy (DfE). This data quality report comments on the European Statistical System’s Dimensions of Quality.

Guidance for European Social Fund (ESF) Call 2 Project Promoters on the process for submitting monthly claims.

Dear IP letter 48 covers:

Under Article 11 of The Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, each further education college must have an instrument of government and articles of government.

66 projects are currently operational under the 2nd Call of the NI ESF Programme 2014-2020 and are listed in this spreadsheet by constituency and council area.

The Department for the Economy is required to monitor and review the S75 composition of ESF project participants to inform future policy development and to ensure programmes are meeting their requirements under S75 of the NI Act 1998.

This Information Memo provides guidance on the completion of timesheets to be completed by all part-time staff to record hours working on ESF Projects with effect from 1 November 2019. It replaces ESF Information Memo 06/19.

The European Social Fund (ESF) Operating Manual has been produced by the Programme Managing Authority, which is part of the European Fund Management Division within the Department for the Economy (DfE). 

Economic research

These two research papers provide an examination and quantification of the potential impact of EU Exit on the attractiveness of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland to greenfield Foreign Direct Investment under a number of possible scenarios.

This paper provides analysis and information on the estimated overall value and volume of retail goods purchased in NI in 2017 and estimates the proportion of goods in NI which are sourced from GB or are transported into NI via GB from other parts

This infographic provides information on the amount of people who accessed the Careers Service in the financial year 2017 to 2018.

Equality impact assessment (EQIA) of  "The Education (Student Support) (NO. 2) Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) and Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019"

This collection of reports sets out some of the main findings for private businesses using quantitative methods to analyse high growth firms within the Northern Ireland economy from 1998 onwards and the contribution of these businesses to the

The Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment's Research Agenda 2012 to 2015 identified ‘encouraging business growth’ as a key theme.

These statistical factsheets have been produced by the Department for the Economy (DfE), Northern Ireland (NI), using data collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

The latest bi-annual Electricity Consumption and Renewable Generation in Northern Ireland publication was published on 7 March 2019 and can be accessed at the link below

This document provides infographics and summary analysis of migrant workers in Northern Ireland based on information from NISRA and ONS. 

The UK Government commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to advise on the economic and social impacts of international students in the UK. This is the response from the Department for the Economy.

DfE administers funding to NI Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) to support research that addresses the challenges faced by developing countries.