Skills Expert Group
The role of the Skills Expert Group (SEG) is to advise and make recommendations to the Department, and other government departments and agencies, on matters affecting the Skills Strategy for Northern Ireland, Success through Skills 
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It will also advise government on projected requirements and international opportunities for Northern Ireland and make recommendations on the steps required to meet identified need. The Group will have responsibility not only for steering the process of identifying skills needs, but also for reviewing follow-up action taken by way of policy and operational responses. The work of the Group shall cover three main areas:
1. update of skills supply and demand on an ongoing and priority basis;
2. identification of emerging skills needs; and
3. Advice on training strategy, and how to look for potential opportunities.
| MEMBERSHIP |
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Catherine Bell, DEL (Chair) Aideen McGinley, DEL John Simpson, Economist Michael Maguire, EDF Skills Subgroup Tom Gillen, NICICTU Tracy Meharg, Invest NI Roger Fox, Forfas Martin Lancaster, North Carolina Colleges Nuala Kerr, DEL John D’Arcy, ANIC Victor Dukelow, DEL Economist Prof Ken Brown, QUB Prof Norman Black, UU John Spangler, WDF Chair Bro McFerran, WDF Chair John Toner, WDF Chair Graham Whitehurst, WDF Chair Mike Campbell, UKCES Donald Hackett, WDF Chair Kieran Mannion, DEL |
FUTURE SKILLS ACTION GROUPS
The SEG has decided to concentrate on two economically important sectors: ICT and Financial Services. In order to maximise the opportunities in these sectors, two action focused groups have been initiated known as Future Skills Action Groups. These groups comprise all the relevant players in the sector and are charged with the identification of interventions which will provide the skills needs for the sector and maximise economic opportunities.