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Spotlight On Skills

Identify and address critical skills needed for growth

The Spotlight on Skills programme is a collaboration between Enterprise Ireland, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and the Irish Management Institute (IMI). The programme has been developed to help businesses create a company skills plan.The initiative is run online and will support your company to identify and address critical skills needs, to build capability and achieve strategic growth. As part of the process your company has a focused engagement with their local Regional Skills Manager to get a response from the Educational and Training Providers in your region to address your critical skills needs.

Who is it for?

You may be eligible if: 

Participants should include two team members of your companys senior executive team who are:  

  • Familiar with your business strategy for the next 1-5 years. 
  • Understand the entire business operation.   


Eligibility is subject to terms and conditions.


What do you get?

  • Session 1 - Strategy Clarification Workshop:
    Clarify you company goals, strategic ambitions, strategic priorities and identify the organisational capabilities that need to be in place to achieve your goals. 1/2 day workshop (online).  
  • Session 2 - Critical Skills Workshop: 
    Identify your critical skills needs and use the findings to produce a company skills plan, and identify solutions to skill requirements. 1/2 day workshop (online).  
  • One to one Meeting:   
    One to one meeting with your IMI skills consultant to fine-tune and validate your company skills plan.
  • Engage with your Regional Skills Forum Manager:
    Meet with your Regional Skills Manager to address your critical skills needs.                     

What can it be used for?

As a result of participating on the Spotlight on Skills Programme, participants will have: 
 

  • Adopted a framework to assess the skill needs of their business. 
  • Applied this tool or framework within the business. 
  • Developed a company skills plan. 

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