Publications

Analytical Services organise and host a series of lunchtime seminars to disseminate results of Research, Evaluations and Analysis within the Department. A list of recent seminars and associated presentations are listed below.

This report on micro-businesses in Northern Ireland represents a collaboration between Queen’s Management School (Queen’s University Belfast) and the UK Enterprise Research Centre.

Research project led by Workplus into breaking barriers between career explorers and employers to support 10X economic growth in key clusters (fintech, and life and health sciences).

Statistics in this bulletin covers key information on the ApprenticeshipsNI programme in Northern Ireland, including the number of starts and leavers, occupancy and qualifications achieved. This information will be published on a quarterly basis going forward

Statistics in this bulletin covers key information on the ApprenticeshipsNI programme in Northern Ireland, including the number of starts and leavers, occupancy and qualifications achieved. This information will be published on a quarterly basis going forward.

Statistics in this bulletin covers key information on the ApprenticeshipsNI programme in Northern Ireland, including the number of starts and leavers, occupancy and qualifications achieved. This information will be published on a quarterly basis going forward.

Statistics in this bulletin covers key information on the ApprenticeshipsNI programme in Northern Ireland, including the number of starts and leavers, occupancy and qualifications achieved. This information will be published on a quarterly basis going forward.

This report was conducted jointly by a research team from the Institute for Employment Studies and the National Centre for Social Research (IES/NatCen). The survey is based on Northern Ireland domiciled higher education students at Northern Ireland institutions.

As part of the Department for Employment and Learning’s (DEL) Research Agenda, Peer consulting was commissioned to investigate race and ethnicity attitudes and behaviours within the Further Education (FE) sector in Northern Ireland (NI) and to generate practical suggesti

This research by the National Institute for Economic & Social Research (NIESR) was commissioned by the Department for the Economy in response to one of the recommendations made by the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) in its 2016 report 'Contracted Training Pro

This research, completed by Queen’s University Belfast provides insights on the digital transformation process of Northern Ireland small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Previous guidance FE01-0918 (issued 7 September 2018) provided an update to the list for the course (C06) and student source of funding (E08) fields to be utilised in the 2018/19 academic year.

An evaluation of Selective Financial Assistance over the period 1998-2004 was undertaken by a team of academics from Aston University, Kingston University and the University of Warwick. The research was jointly funded by DETI and DFP.

The Institute for Conflict Research was commissioned by the Department for the Economy to conduct a study into the barriers to participation and progression in education, training and employment for young people aged 16-24 and at risk of involvement in paramilitary organisatio

The Department for Employment and Learning has published two new research papers, which investigate the link between qualifications and their impact on wages and productivity:

Independent research to understand the implications of Covid-19 on accessibility to/from Northern Ireland given the region’s heavy reliance on air and sea access for trade, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and tourism.

The NI Local Growth Dashboard has been developed by Queen’s University in conjunction with the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) and presents a number of growth metrics for start-ups and existing firms in NI.

The Independent Review of Careers Guidance carried out by Dr Deirdre Hughes OBE on behalf of the Department for the Economy.

This report provides a detailed understanding of the skill requirements for the Northern Ireland economy, up to 2030. The research analyses where the skills gaps are currently, where they are emerging and where they are likely to emerge over the longer term.

This report sets out the findings from a research project commissioned by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) and the Department for Social Development (DSD) to examine the ‘third sector’ in Northern Ireland.