Publications

Public Appointment Competition for Governing Body Chairs to Northern Regional College (NRC), South Eastern Regional College (SERC), South West College (SWC) and Southern Regional College (SRC).

This circular sets out the arrangements for the eligibility requirements and coding for access to English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision in Further Education (FE) colleges.

The Further Education (FE) Division has published the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) policy for the FE colleges in Northern Ireland.

This Statistical Bulletin is part of a biannual series published by the Department for the Economy to provide key information on the ApprenticeshipsNI programme and contains data up to the end of April 2026.

This document provides a summary of how the Department adheres to the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Official Statistics and the National Statistician’s guidance on quality.

This document provides a summary of how the Department adheres to the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Official Statistics and the National Statistician’s guidance on quality.

This statistical release 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...

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...

The survey offers a unique all Ireland worker-level assessment on a range of themes related to the Good Jobs agenda such as work conditions, trade union activity, pay, job security, flexibility, work intensity, artificial intelligence...

Research Bulletins are short analytical articles on topical economic and labour market issues. They help to build understanding of current trends and raise awareness of research and analysis carried out.

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...

This circular provides guidance on the collection and coding of the previous institution the learner attended prior to attending the FE College.

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 All Apprenticeships in NI 2024/25 report provides an overview of government funded apprenticeship provision in Northern Ireland, bringing together data from ApprenticeshipsNI and Higher Level Apprenticeships (HLAs) delivered by Further and Higher Education Institutions...

The Higher Level Apprenticeship (HLA) in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) report covers provision of HLAs at level 6 and 7 in HEIs in Northern Ireland up to academic year 2024/25. The report includes statistics on...

This circular provides guidance for the Hardship Fund 2026/27

This circular provides guidance on the Inclusive Edge Source of Funding Code.

This circular provides guidance on the Advance ME Further Source of Funding Code.

This Policy Statement sets out the guiding principles that underpin the Department’s approach to East-West electricity interconnection. It establishes the policy outcomes that interconnection is expected to deliver and provides a framework to guide decision-making.

This circular provides guidance for the Further Education Grants 2026/27