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Assured Skills Programme

Financial support to upskill individuals to meet the skills demand for current job vacancies.

Who it is for

New inward investors, or existing employers considering expansion, who are Invest Northern Ireland clients may be eligible for support from Assured Skills.

The criteria for Invest NI customers is as follows:

  • reach a turnover of £250,000 per annum within three years; and
  • achieve at least 25% of sales outside of Northern Ireland

To access some Invest NI financial and capability development support you will also need to demonstrate growth potential. Growth potential is defined by Invest NI as:

  • potential employment growth >= 20% or >= 20 jobs within three years; or
  • potential external sales growth >=20% or >= £500,000 within three years; or
  • potential increase in GVA / employee >= 20% within three years

Support you can get

Assured Skills supports the company’s business plan by:

  • adding value to their training and skills development activity by facilitating links with the further education and university sectors
  • designing bespoke training solutions
  • supporting recruitment and other pre-employment activities

Funding will be provided by DfE to support a pre-employment training programme working in conjunction with companies.

Support organisers

  • Department for the Economy (DfE)

Contact

Assured Skills Team

Email

assuredskills@economy-ni.gov.uk

Phone:

028 9041 6972

Next Steps

on the Department for the Economy website
Published 25 July 2017
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