All Island Skills Conference

Building Better Skills Together

The first All-Island Skills Conference, Building Better Skills Together, will take place in the Millennium Forum, Derry, Co. Londonderry, on 9th October 2008.

This unique event is a joint initiative of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs and the Northern Ireland Skills Expert Group and will be opened by Sir Reg Empey, MLA, Minister for Employment and Learning and Mary Coughlan T.D, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

This conference will include presentations from leading national and international topic leaders and invitees include senior business people, policy influencers and decision makers. An All-Island Skills Study will be launched at the conference, providing an up-to-date picture of skills demand on an all-island basis and informing the work of both expert groups.