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National skills bulletin 2008

This bulletin is the fourth annual report by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) examining skills and o... Show more
This bulletin is the fourth annual report by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) examining skills and occupational trends in Ireland. The bulletin outlines key labour market trends in order to assist policy formulation in the areas of employment, education and training, and immigration. It also aims to provide information relating to developments in the Irish labour market for students, career guidance advisors, and other interested parties. The statistical analysis covers the period 2002-2007, which is the most recent detailed quantitative occupational information available. For each occupation covered in the bulletin, key statistics relating to the supply and demand of skills are examined, including its employment profile and recent employment trends. The bulletin has two main purposes; to provide a statistical record of the employment data for all main occupations in the economy and to draw on this data, and other qualitative information, to identify any shortages.
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Authors: Behan, Jasmina; Condon, Nora; McGrath, John; Milicevic, Ivica ... [+] Show more

Date: 2008

Geographic subjects: Ireland; Europe

Resource type: Statistical series

Series name: National skills bulletin (Ireland)

Subjects: Employment; Labour market; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
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National skills bulletin 2007

This bulletin is the third annual report by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) on skills and occupatio... Show more
This bulletin is the third annual report by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) on skills and occupational trends in Ireland. The objective of the bulletin is to outline key labour market statistics in order to assist policy formulation in the areas of employment, education and training, and immigration. It also aims to provide information for students, career guidance advisors, and other interested parties relating to developments in the Irish labour market. The main focus of the bulletin is the analysis of employment at occupational level for the period 2001-2006.
The bulletin is set out as follows: section one provides an overview of general labour market trends; section two discusses sectoral employment trends, including recent and expected future employment trends; section three examines employment by broad occupation; section four focuses on the supply of skills from education and training providers, both public and private; section five provides an overview of the new employment schemes for non-[European Union] EU workers; section six examines vacancies by broad occupational group from a number of sources; section seven provides an analysis of 130 occupations categorised into 17 occupational groups and highlights areas of shortage; and section eight examines the employment profile of females working in Ireland. Show less

Authors: Behan, Jasmina; Condon, Nora; McNaboe, Joan; Milicevic, Ivica ... [+] Show more

Date: 2007

Geographic subjects: Ireland; Europe

Resource type: Statistical series

Series name: National skills bulletin (Ireland)

Subjects: Employment; Labour market; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
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Working life in the COVID-19 pandemic 2021

This publication consists of individual country reports on working life during 2021 for 28 countries - the 27 EU Me... Show more
This publication consists of individual country reports on working life during 2021 for 28 countries - the 27 EU Member States and Norway. The country reports summarise evidence on the impact of the [Coronavirus Disease 2019] COVID-19 pandemic on working life based on national research and survey results during 2021. They outline the policy responses of governments and social partners in their efforts to cushion the socioeconomic effects and include a focus on policy areas related to adapting to the pandemic and the return to work. This includes in particular a focus on new health and safety arrangements at work, new work arrangements, policies to address labour shortages and wages and wage setting. The reports also explore the impact of the pandemic on social dialogue, collective bargaining and industrial action.
Please note that there is no consolidated report on working life in the EU in 2021. The available report provides the collective list of links to the individual country reports.
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Corporate authors: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound)

Date: 2022

Geographic subjects: Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria ... [+] Show more Republic">Czech Republic; [-] Show less

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: Industrial relations and social dialogue (Eurofound)

Subjects: Employment; Economics; Policy ... [+] Show more
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Electronics sector resources and skills needs

This project was commissioned by MIDAS Ireland and the MIDAS Electronic Systems Skillnet and funded by Skillnet Ire... Show more
This project was commissioned by MIDAS Ireland and the MIDAS Electronic Systems Skillnet and funded by Skillnet Ireland. The purpose of this report is to set out the findings from a research study into the Irish electronics sector future resource and skills needs for the MIDAS Electronic Systems Skillnet and its member companies. While a shortage of resources and skills gaps are constantly recurring themes in the electronics sector, a detailed survey and study of precisely which specific areas and skills are most urgently required has never been undertaken. While providing the environment to support Irish-based electronic systems [small and medium enterprises] SMEs to succeed and at the same time competing on the world stage for foreign direct investment (FDI) into electronics, Ireland needs to demonstrate capability to provide electronic engineering resources with highly specialised skillsets and to maintain these skills at the ever-evolving cutting edge of technology.
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Authors: Blake, John

Date: 2021

Geographic subjects: Ireland; Europe

Resource type: Industry information

Subjects: Industry; Labour market; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
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Determining labour and skills shortages and the need for labour migration in Ireland

This European Migration Network Study aims to investigate the process in place in Ireland for identifying labour an... Show more
This European Migration Network Study aims to investigate the process in place in Ireland for identifying labour and skills shortages by providing an overview of the mechanisms and tools used for that purpose. The role of economic migration from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) in addressing such shortages is examined. The extent to which information on shortages guides labour migration policy is also discussed. This report is based on the Irish contribution to an [European Union] EU-wide European Migration Network (EMN) study on determining labour shortages and the need for labour migration from third countries, i.e. countries outside the EU.
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Authors: Gusciute, Egle; Quinn, Emma; Barrett, Alan

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: Ireland; Europe

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: ESRI research series

Subjects: Migration; Skills and knowledge; Labour market ... [+] Show more
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Job quality in the Irish construction sector

The emergence of Ireland from the financial crisis that began in 2008 has been a long process. Consecutive years of... Show more
The emergence of Ireland from the financial crisis that began in 2008 has been a long process. Consecutive years of cuts to public spending and increases in income and other taxes depressed economic activity. The construction sector was the hardest hit of all, and was also reeling from the effects of the collapsed housing bubble. This report is an examination of job quality in the Irish construction sector. Job quality is multi-dimensional, and there are many ways to broach the subject. One aspect of employment is contractual stability. In recent years there has been growth in low paid, less-skilled, unstable service jobs in the wider economy. This can raise job-related stress, inhibit family formation, make access to accommodation difficult, and more. Stability of employment is therefore an important consideration in any assessment of job quality.
We will show that for most of the 2000s the level of precariousness in the construction sector was similar to the rest of the economy. Unsurprisingly, the financial crisis resulted in a steep decline in contractual stability as much of the workforce were made unemployed and firms struggled during the downturn. As the economy has recovered, so has stability of employment in the sector, and construction now has a lower proportion of temporary contracts compared to the rest of the economy. However, the recovery has been incomplete, and solo self-employment seems to be a particular problem. The cyclicality of the sector is at the root of many of the problems it faces including productivity, labour shortages, and job stability. We argue that addressing this boom-bust cycle needs to be a policy priority for Government.
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Authors: Sweeney, Robert

Date: 2021

Geographic subjects: Ireland; Europe

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Employment; Industry; Labour market ... [+] Show more
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An investigation into skills availability in the ICT sector

The [information and communications technology] ICT sector accounts for approximately one third of Ireland's export... Show more
The [information and communications technology] ICT sector accounts for approximately one third of Ireland's exports and is one of the few growth industries in this current recession. There are almost 100,000 people employed in the sector in Ireland but yet it seems that, in an economy with close to 15 per cent unemployment, there are reportedly significant shortages of sufficiently skilled employees to feed the anticipated industry growth. This dissertation investigates the current situation to understand what is actually happening in the ICT sector in Ireland from a human resourcing perspective.
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Authors: Byrne, Noel

Date: 2012

Geographic subjects: Ireland; Europe

Resource type: Thesis

Subjects: Management; Industry; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more
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The value proposition of construction apprenticeships in Ireland: a construction management university student perspective

Purpose: To examine the perspective of third-level university students in the context of the value proposition of c... Show more
Purpose: To examine the perspective of third-level university students in the context of the value proposition of construction apprenticeships in Ireland. Design/methodology/approach: The research uses a qualitative method, conducting semi-structured interviews with 20 third-level university students enrolled on a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree program in Construction Management in Ireland. Findings: The results highlight six themes. These include that society appears to be directly and/or indirectly steering students towards university. This is driven by what appears to be a prevailing stigma in that apprenticeships are not seen as an achievement by society. Also, apprenticeships are seen as a limited career choice, while also being one which appears to repel female entrants.
Practical implications: If the shortage of new skilled workers entering the construction industry continues, construction organisations will not have the necessary resources to tender for, and subsequently, complete new work. Social implications: The perception of what could have been seen as potential new apprenticeship entrants, but ultimately chose university, is worth examining further with a view to industry addressing the shortcomings identified. This therefore can provide an opportunity to stem the tide of reducing apprenticeship numbers, while also providing a viable alternative to university for those who wish to pursue alternative routes of entering the sector. Originality/value: The paper uniquely focuses on the third-level university student's perspectives and what influenced their decision to pursue third-level university education over that of an apprenticeship within the built environment; an area which has yet to be investigated.
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Authors: Ryan, Cathal; Faherty, Darragh; Spillane, John P.; Bradley, Jim G. ... [+] Show more

Date: 2023

Geographic subjects: Ireland; Europe

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Higher education, skills and work-based learning

Subjects: Higher education; Students; Culture and society ... [+] Show more
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Healthcare skills monitoring report

The Skills and Labour Market Research Unit (SLMRU) within [Foras Aiseanna Saothair] FAS was set up to investigate t... Show more
The Skills and Labour Market Research Unit (SLMRU) within [Foras Aiseanna Saothair] FAS was set up to investigate the supply and demand of skills in the Irish economy. [This report] is an attempt to examine the supply and demand of healthcare skills in Ireland. The report focuses on skilled healthcare occupations and examines the supply and demand trends of almost 30 occupations in the healthcare sector. The report contains details of the employment structure in each occupation including gender, numbers employed, and employment growth. This information is used to give a description of both the historical and current status of the occupations. The report also includes an analysis of a number of variables which may be regarded as indicators of shortage. These variables include immigration and vacancy data. This data, combined with the data on employment trends, provides an indicator of the current level of demand for each occupation. The report presents an overview of the current education provision for healthcare occupations and how it has evolved. It includes information on the numbers who enrol and graduate from education programmes in healthcare disciplines. This information, combined with estimates on the numbers of students who do not complete their education and the number of graduates who do not work in the healthcare sector in Ireland after graduation, is used to forecast future supply. The report also contains forecasts of the demand for healthcare professionals.
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Authors: McGrath, John; Comerford, Barry; Sen, Roshin; Shally, Caroline ... [+] Show more

Date: 2005

Geographic subjects: Ireland; Europe

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Industry; Employment; Labour market ... [+] Show more

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