Sectoral Development Funded Projects

Chemical Industry All Ireland Placement Programme

To address weaknesses in the Northern Ireland Chemical Industry

Building a Culture of CPD in the Arts

To build a culture of CPD in the creative and cultural sector by addressing skills and development needs identified within the Creative Blueprint, LMI and skills research carried out in 2009

Up Skilling for Energy & Utility staff / employees

To engender, promote and deliver new Skills, Competence, Capability and Level 2 & Level 3 Qualifications within the Energy and Utility Sector in NI, Gas, Water, Electricity and Waste Management.

NI Engineering Competitions 2011

Design and delive 4 feeder competitions - Mechatronics, CNC Milling, Computer Aided Design and industrial electronics in Northern Ireland to develop a culture of competitions within the sector and to build WorldSkills capacity.

Provision of Motor Industry Accreditation Assessment in NI

To improve the availability of Motor Industry Accredited assessment in NI by assisting Training Providers to set up the necessary facilities and staff training / qualifications.

Automotive Skills Automotive Apprenticeships NI

To conduct a formal review of automotive training provision to establish and create delivery models for training to ensure a high quality experience for all learners across the Provience.

NI Auto Apprentice Championships 2011

To run a third year of high profile competitions for recently / almost qualified apprentices in March 2011 to align with schedule for UK and World Skills competitions.

Motor Industry NI Careers Ambassador Scheme

To improve the quantity and quality of Career Information Advice and Guidance (CIAG) to NI schools on Motor Industry career options by recruiting Careers Ambassadors who would professionally deliver CIAG.

NI Heat of UK Master Fitter 2011

To host a Northern Ireland heat of the UK Master Fitter 2011 competition to imbed the competition in the NI FE college network and to select the best candidates to progress to the national final.

Future Management and Development of NSA-M Services to Manufacturing

The project focuses on the training of employees in business improvement techniques (BIT) as opposed to technical operations in the workplace.

Tomorrows Engineers

To mitagate against potential engeering skills shortages in Northern Ireland by enthusing young people to study STEM subjects and enter STEM careers.

Worldskills Selection Process for London 2011 Phase 1 (June to November 2010)

To support the training and costs associated with the Northern Ireland representation in the Worldskills Selection Process for London 2011.

Skillbuild NI 2011 Annual Competition

To design and deliver the Skillbuild NI 2011 annual competition across 13 trades in April 2011 to raise standards of training in construction crafts and to afford NI competitors the opportunity to compete on the national and world stage.

CHP' Wind and Hydro Training

To develop a new training provision for Combined Heat and Power, develop a new training provision for Micro Hydro and update and review current Micro Wind training course.