Motion

Motion TitleAddressing Skills Gaps between Young People and Businesses

Motion TextThat this Assembly notes the importance of promoting economic opportunity to deliver social justice and a truly reconciled society; recognises the significant job creation delivered by investment in Northern Ireland over the last few years; acknowledges that a lot of that investment was based on the linkage in skills development, between higher education and businesses in receipt of investment; regrets that opportunities are being missed because too many skills gaps remain and there are too many occasions when that skills linkage does not exist; expresses support for prioritising support into skills development and employment for the 19,000 young people in Northern Ireland not in education, employment or training; and calls on the Minister for the Economy to establish a talent development agency, similar to Skillnet Ireland and other similar agencies in Europe, to ensure greater alignment between skills development in further and higher education and what businesses actually require.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office16/09/2025

Date Selected By Committee16/09/2025

Date of Plenary Debate30/09/2025