Publications

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...

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

Loan, grant and fee rates for academic year 2024/25 memorandum. Support available under the student support regulations.

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...

This is the twenty fifth edition of the Energy Strategy E-Bulletin, which aims to keep stakeholders informed about progress on the new Energy Strategy 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...

This publication presents analysis on the second 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...

Equality screening for the Flood Damage Business Grant Scheme

Equality screening around the policy: Amendments to higher education student support policy to reflect changes in immigration statuses and fee support for family members of ‘settled persons’.

The information presented in this statistical fact sheet has been derived from the consolidated data return (CDR) which is provided by FE colleges.

Glossary of definitions around higher education statistics.