Useful Publications

 

Skills

A selection of publications relating to skills in Ireland.

National skills strategy

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE. (2010) National skills strategy implementation statement. Dublin: Department of Education and Science.

EXPERT GROUP ON FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS (EGFSN). (2007) Tomorrow's skills: towards a national skills strategy. 5th report. Dublin: EGFSN.

EXPERT GROUP ON FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS (EGFSN). (2011) Developing recognition of prior learning (RPL): the role of RPL in the context of the national skills strategy upskilling objectives. Dublin: EGFSN.

EXPERT GROUP ON FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS (EGFSN). (2012) The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs statement of activity 2011. Dublin: EGFSN.

Skills surveys

BEHAN, J., CONDON, N. and HOGAN, A. M. National skills bulletin. Dublin: FÁS.

EXPERT GROUP ON FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS and NORTHERN IRELAND SKILLS EXPERT GROUP. (2008) All-island skills study. Dublin: Forfás and Belfast: Department of Employment and Learning.

CONDON, N and MCNABOE, J. (2011) Monitoring Ireland's skills supply 2011: trends in education and training outputs. Dublin: Expert Group on Future Skills Needs.

Future skills needs

IRISH CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS. (2011) New skills for a new economy. Dublin: ICTU.

FORFÁS. (2012) Guidance for higher education providers on current and future skills needs of enterprise. Dublin: Forfás.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS. (2007) Future skills and research needs of the international financial services industry. Dublin: Expert Group on Future Skills Needs.

EXPERT GROUP ON FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS (EGFSN). (2012) Addressing high-level ICT skills recruitment needs: research findings. Dublin: EGFSN.

EXPERT GROUP ON FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS (EGFSN). (2008) Future requirement for high-level ICT skills in the ICT sector. Dublin: EGFSN.

EXPERT GROUP ON FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS (EGFSN). (2010) Future skills needs of enterprise within the green economy in Ireland. Dublin: EGFSN.

COMHAR SDC. (2010) Skills and training for a Green New Deal. Dublin: Comhar - Sustainable Development Council.

EXPERT GROUP ON FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS (EGFSN). (2008) A review of the employment and skills needs of the construction industry in Ireland. Dublin: EGFSN.

EXPERT GROUP ON FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS (EGFSN). (2010) Future skills requirements of the biopharma-pharmachem sector. Dublin: EGFSN.

EXPERT GROUP ON FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS (EGFSN). (2008) Future skills needs of the Irish medical devices sector. Dublin: EGFSN.

EXPERT GROUP ON FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS (EGFSN). (2010) Future skills needs of the wholesale and retail sector. Dublin: EGFSN.

EXPERT GROUP ON FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS (EGFSN). (2009) Future skills requirements of the food and beverage sector. Dublin: EGFSN.

EXPERT GROUP ON FUTURE SKILLS NEEDS (EGFSN). (2009) Skills in creativity, design and innovation. Dublin: EGFSN.

EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING. (2008) Future skill needs in Europe: medium-term forecast - synthesis report. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.

Skills shortages

MANPOWERGROUP. Talent shortage survey. Dublin: Manpower Ireland.

WICKHAM, J. and BRUFF, I. (2008) Skills shortages are not always what they seem: migration and the Irish software industry. New Technology, Work and Employment. Vol 23, No 1-2, March/July. pp30-43.