Develop staff skills through higher education
Higher education funding
The Department for the Economy (DfE) provides funding towards higher education provision in Northern Ireland.
Find out more about higher education finance and governance.
Sharing training costs with other businesses
Your business may also be able to link up with other local businesses who are interested in a specific type of training, to group smaller learner numbers and share some of the costs.
Some Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) and Chambers of Commerce and Industry can assist with such arrangements as part of their work to help businesses and their employees improve their skills. In some cases this may involve employers in a supply chain or across an industrial sub-sector collaborating this way. SSCs are government-sponsored, employer-led organisations that cover specific industry sectors.
Free courses through the Skill Up programme
Skill Up offers opportunities for businesses to retrain and upskill their staff by taking advantage of a range of free accredited courses. The training will be delivered by the local further and higher education providers in Northern Ireland.
For further details, see Skill Up programme: Retrain and upskill your staff.
