The land-based and environmental industry in Northern Ireland has around 20,000 businesses and 63,300 employees. Our team in Northern Ireland works to help you access the training, qualifications, skills and knowledge you need.
Our voice is your voice. We want to be confident we understand your needs, so our research is crucial to our work.
Each year, we look at what skills are currently missing and what likely shortages there may be in Wales in the future. This Skills Assessment research provides vital information so government, employers, individuals and everyone else are able to make the right investments in skills to thrive and grow.
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To make sure you have skilled, knowledgeable and qualified workers, we work to produce flexible sets of qualifications using our National Occupational Standards. We know how important these standards and qualifications are so we regularly review them to keep them up-to-date.
But with so many types of qualifications to choose from, choosing the right one for you can seem confusing.
View different types of qualifications in Northern Ireland
Find out about Apprenticeships
You told us that it can be a complicated and time-consuming to find out what funding is out there for you and your business.
So we have created our special Fund Finder tool to help you do just that.
Take a look at what funding is available in Northern Ireland.
Available to women working in male dominated industries across the UK, the Women and Work project can help you develop your skills and boost your career with a training grant of up to £450.
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We support health and safety in the industry to make sure that you come home by developing the standards needed to stay safe.
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Make sure you find the right people for the job.
The most up-to-date investigation into skills in the sector, analysing current and future skills needs & much more. Easy-to-read factsheets available.
Find the Business You Need. Search our directory of environmental and land-based businesses.
Explore up and coming events in your area or industry or post your own onto our calendar.
Search 1000s of courses and 100s of providers to get the course you need, at a location that suits you.
Apply For Funding Today. Search Fund Finder to see what support is now available for you or your business.
Identify, develop and manage their skills while saving you time and money. View more about Skills Manager.
Find out what we have been doing to help businesses and individuals in Northern Ireland.
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Can we help? If you have any queries or questions just give us a call on 028 7963 1304 or follow the links below:
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