Principal Economist in @ulsteruni @UlsterUniEPC. All views are my own.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
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See below for a summary of research recently completed regarding employer investment in training. This is a @NuffieldFound funded project led by @LearnWorkUK with @UlsterUniEPC and @StrathBusiness as research partners.
🏆 Our #ResearchOfTheMonth for March 2026 goes to the @LearnWorkUK exploring training& skills needs across key UK growth sectors.
It highlights a concerning long-term trend that employer investment in training has fallen by 29% per employee in real terms since 2011. (1/5)
ALT Learning & Work Institute Training and skills needs: Trends and challenges in UK growth sectors. Corin Egglestone, Mark Magill, Bradley Phipps, Stephen Evans, Sravanthi Vempalli & Lovedeep Vaid March 2026
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UUEPC are undertaking research on employer training in a changing economy. We are keen to hear the views of employees - focusing on the ICT sector and Screen industries. Please sign up for one of the focus groups using the details below: 👇
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New publication from @nisra and @CSOIreland comparing NI and ROI. Between 2002 and 2022, the population on the island of Ireland increased by 26%. (ROI = 31%, NI = 13%). 1/13
NI has a higher proportion of people with basic qualifications. (30% compared to 24% in ROI). 12/13
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All data is available for download and analysis from the CSO website. 13/13
cso.ie/en/releasesandpublica…
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1 in 5 cars sold in the UK are paid for by the taxpayer through the Motability program, including BMWs and Audis.
There’s no means testing, so households with six figure incomes are getting luxury coupes on the taxpayer’s dime.
Over half of the recipients of the free cars have never had a medical exam to assess eligibility.
If it’s the government’s position that everyone in the UK should get a free car, then they should be honest and give one to everyone.
As things stand, the system is totally rigged against those who play by the rules.
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NEW Pivotal report - Policy delivery in Northern Ireland
How do we make sure policy goals are achieved in practice? We asked 30 former senior civil servants, ministers, business and voluntary sector leaders to tell us about their experiences and ideas.
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Received several calls from local manufacturers whose workers have been subject to or feel threatened by disgraceful scenes across NI this past few days. In Mid and East Antrim, Belfast, Armagh, Craigavon.
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Visit our new dashboard "What does Ireland do?"
nerinstitute.net/dashboards