Fastrack to IT (FIT) is dedicated to addressing skills requirements in the increasingly digitalised Irish economy, demonstrating that wider access to technological skills training leads to interesting career paths and job opportunities. This research explores how to boost the supply of skills that can come from the latest borders to skills development in Ireland – upskilling of people already in employment and lifelong learning.
Research focuses on:
• Ireland’s new economic development model outlines the direction that has been set for skills development in a new generation of strategies for the medium and long-term economic development of Ireland.
• Working to overcome the challenges of the Irish labour market assesses Ireland’s performance against international standards and examines the level of skill wastage of the labour force.
• Taking into account the changes needed in education focuses on the key elements of Ireland’s upper secondary education system and the role it plays in anticipating and minimising skills waste at a later stage.
• The different impact of the COVID-19 pandemic explores the consequences of the pandemic on the labour force in Ireland and outlines lessons from the previous recovery of the crisis.
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