Through our 70 Skillnet Business Networks and National Initiatives, our upskilling programmes, industry insights, and business supports, enhance productivity, competitiveness and sustainability for Irish companies and the Irish economy.
Skillnet Business Networks provide subsidised upskilling and reskilling programmes and supports, to companies. With 70 Skillnet Business Networks nationwide, companies can find a Network suited to their sector, or within a region, and participate in providing training programmes for their employees.
Skillnet Ireland national initiatives support the development of skills and learning through a range of subsidised training programmes and business supports focused on mentoring, digitalisation, offshore wind, modern methods of construction, and climate action. Through industry-led collaboration, our national initiatives deliver upskilling supports to companies that help them to adapt to emerging technologies, meet environmental goals, and build a resilient workforce for the future.
Skillnet Ireland provides insights, ideas and research-driven data for significant national and sectoral policies. Businesses need access to an agile, diverse, and talented workforce that is continuously acquiring and developing new skills. At Skillnet Ireland, we work closely with industry to deliver insights and research which are responsive to the needs of businesses and offer insights in how best to address a broad range of talent challenges facing businesses and the workforce.
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By providing your workforce with the talent development solutions needed to navigate and grasp the challenges and opportunities created by economic changes, technological innovation, digitalisation and the green transition, Skillnet Ireland empowers businesses to remain competitive and grow. Through our 70 Skillnet Business Networks and national initiatives, Skillnet Ireland works with businesses of all sizes, across multiple sectors and regions, enabling them to examine their needs and develop the capabilities and skills necessary to succeed.
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