Matrix have published a study on the Technology and High Technology Skills and Workforce needs Northern Ireland might face in the decade to 2035.

The APPG and the British Science Association (BSA) have published the Regional STEM Skills Inequity report.

Mapping and analysis of science engagement and inequity in the UK The British Science Association (BSA) commissioned London Economics to [...]

Around two thirds of the young people who leave Northern Ireland to study in other UK regions or further afield never return. This report from Pivotal explores the reasons behind these decisions and makes suggestions which could encourage more leavers to consider returning home after graduation or later in life.

Spotlight on Maths highlights how maths skills can benefit citizens in their studies and careers.

Developing essential digital skills Digital skills are increasingly important for day-to-day life, including for communication, accessing services and employment. However, [...]

This report by The Productivity Institute looks at the decisions of successive UK Government's over the last 50 years to attempt to glean learnings from what has worked well and what has worked not so well in improving the rate of productivity in the UK economy.

A new report from TechNation has revealed that tech companies are hiring at higher than pre-pandemic levels and Northern Ireland is the region with the third highest growth in the number of advertised tech vacancies across the 12 UK regions.

techUK's Fast Forward for Digital Jobs report examines the state of play of adult education and digital skills training and sets out seven key recommendations to support learners, support employers, and deliver change at scale.

Skills for success: Supporting business leaders with digital adoption The embrace of technology by small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across [...]

The economic case for reskilling in the UK: How employers can thrive by boosting workers’ skills This report from McKinsey [...]

Documents relating to the employer skills survey 2019 conducted by the Department for Education in England, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive.

2021 will be the year of transition. Barring any unexpected catastrophes, individuals, businesses, and society can start to look forward to shaping their futures rather than just grinding through the present.

This report, developed by Ulster University's Economic Policy Centre (UUEPC) and commissioned by the Department for the Economy examines the increasing role of automation and it's effects on the Northern Ireland economy.

CaSE - The Campaign for Science and Engineering has published its Education Policy Review, entitled Inspiring Innovation.

This report identifies opportunities and makes recommendations to reduce skills imbalances, create a culture of lifelong learning, transform workplaces to make better use of skills, and strengthen the governance of skills policies in Northern Ireland.

Written by Dr Peter Totterdill, and edited by Lesley Giles and Heather Carey, this paper explores how working and management practices can be transformed in order to tackle the productivity gap that has characterised the UK economy for more than a decade.

The Industrial Strategy Council is an independent non-statutory advisory group comprised of leading men and women from business, academia and civil society. This first Annual Report provides the Council’s independent assessment on the progress of the Industrial Strategy.

At a time of unprecedented growth, this report sets out a comprehensive understanding of the skills, the gaps and the ways to address these that are vital to the growth of the immersive experience production sector.

This report tells us that the Life Sciences sector has the potential to create approximately 133,000 jobs over the next 10 years, and that digital and computational skills, statistical literacy, leadership and inter-disciplinary working are essential to its continued success.

The workforce crisis in UK manufacturing is well known. There is an acute skills gap that prevents manufacturers from successfully exploiting new technologies. This report provides a blueprint for the way forward.

The Digital Education in Primary Schools Baseline Study was developed and overseen by representatives from all the Initial Teacher Education providers in Northern Ireland, under the auspices of UCETNI (The Universities Council for the Education of Teachers NI).

This CCEA research paper examines the presently low levels of participation of female students in computing related subjects in NI, attempting to understand why fewer young women study these subjects, and establish various ways in which their participation might be encouraged and thus their overall entry numbers at school increased.

This report by David Skilling describes the way in which skills policy and innovation policy in small advanced economies is designed, and in particular the way in which skills and innovation policy is integrated. It draws on this international small economy experience to identify a series of policy implications for Northern Ireland.

The Government Office for Science looked at how changes in technology and an ageing population affect what skills the UK will need in the future. The project also considered how investment in skills and encouraging lifelong learning can have a positive impact on productivity.

The RSA’s Future Work Centre has published research that models four ‘futures of work’ by 2035 - and shows how politicians may not be up to speed on what’s going on.

This document presents a review of existing literature on the future of work. This review has been commissioned by The Alan Turing Institute to inform the Turing research strategy aiming to further data science and artificial intelligence (AI) research to address real-world problems.

Workforce transformations are no longer an aspect of the distant future. As shown in the five-year outlook of this report, these transformations are a feature of today’s workplaces and people’s current livelihoods and are set to continue in the near term.

This research sets out the context in which the skills system in Northern Ireland operates, and attempts to outline the challenges this system faces.

This report argues that by 2030, 33% of young people moving into STEM careers in NI should be girls and that government must aim to establish Northern Ireland as an exemplar STEM region. If the potential for the entire population to embrace STEM is realised, it will drive innovation and economic growth, building a better place to live.

This list sets out the topic areas identified of possible parliamentary interest under the 9 different category headings (Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Forestry, Crime, Defence, Education and Skills, Energy, Environment, Health, ICT and Robotics and Transport and Infrastructure).

This Royal Society report explores the challenges and issues facing the subject in primary and secondary schools since the subject was introduced in English schools in 2014.

This report identifies effective strategies to tackle skills imbalances, based on five country-specific policy notes for France, Italy, Spain, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

This report argues that the ability to solve problems with others is a crucial skill for our young people in the workplace of the future but the current education system does little to support it.

In this report, Horizon 2035 outlines some initial results and messages from their work to date. A final publication will follow  once all analysis of this extensive work has been completed and verified.

This report looks at what has been achieved against the original vision for Industrial Partnerships (IPs). It focuses on the lessons learned from the activities, the challenges and successes.