AQW 41201/11-15

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 23/01/2015
Answered On Date: 05/02/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 40453/11-15, and in light of closer links between Tourism Northern Ireland and InvestNI, what communication has he had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to ensure that skills challenges facing local tourism industry are a priority.

Answer:

Officials from my Department met with their counterparts in Tourism Northern Ireland and Invest NI on 30th January 2015 to discuss the skills needs of this economically important sector.

During this meeting it was agreed that we will work together to establish a steering group which would commission research to investigate the skills needs facing this industry and to determine the most appropriate mechanism for addressing these issues.