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In this study the researchers have taken the area of human ‘learning preferences’, popular in contemporary education practice, and combined it with a study of entrepreneurship to offer a new insight into: 1. how entrepreneurs prefer to learn; and to suggest, 2.

The purpose of this circular is to apprise colleges of the results of recent research, carried out to assess the FE sector’s current capacity to demonstrate linguistic diversity in terms of marketing and administration; and remind FE Colleges of their specific

A survey of adults aged 16-65 in Northern Ireland carried out by the Central Survey Unit of the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency as part of the International Adult Literacy Survey. This Report was issued in 1996 and not 30 September 2000 as quoted.

Each of the four UK countries has undertaken a number of relatively large-scale employers' skills surveys.

The Independent Review of Economic Policy (IREP) recommended that “the Invest NI data collection system needs to be developed as a single database, to be maintained by DETI”.

This screening template supports a small change to the existing FLU distributive funding Unit of Resource (UoR) and represents the early phase of a more fundamental review of the current funding model to be delivered as part of the overall FE Means Success Strategy.

This paper provides a short summary of DfE commissioned research conducted by Wavteq to examine the impact of the post EU exit trading relationships on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Northern Ireland.

High growth firms are recognised as key job creators and contributors to economic development and have become a major focus for governments and policy makers.

In line with its commitment to widen access to Further Education within Northern Ireland, DEL is keen to develop an understanding of attitudes towards sexuality throughout the sector.

This research report looks at how NI domiciled students who study higher education in GB differ from those who study in NI.

Information and reports on building economic competitiveness including lessons learned from a range of European economies.
 

This research report utilises data provided by Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) to analyse the characteristics and choices of NI domiciled applicants who applied through UCAS for a full-time undergraduate Higher Education (HE) course at a UK institution in t

In 2020, in anticipation of the end of the Northern Ireland European Social Fund Programme, the Strategic Investment Board were commissioned by the Department for the Economy, in partnership with the Department for Communities, to carry out a landscape review to help inform ap

On leaving the EU the UK government ‘rolled over’ trade agreements it was party to as an EU member.  This covered approximately 60 countries and was completed to ensure continued ease of trade.

The Department for International Trade (DIT) is seeking views on working towards a new enhanced trade deal with Switzerland in 2022.

Economic impact assessment on the impact of air passenger pricing, including short haul air passenger duty. 

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.

The department commissioned InterAnalysis Ltd to undertake an assessment of the possible economic impact on the NI economy of the UK’s exit from the EU.

• Integration of the Annual Business Inquiry (ABI) and  Manufacturing Sales & Exports survey (MSES)
• MSES quinquennial review
• Revision of employee jobs estimates to standard industrial classification 2007 (SIC 2007)

The following issues are dealt with in this letter:-