AQW 1176/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 29/01/2020
Answered On Date: 17/02/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy what discussions she proposes to have with the Minister of Health to establish the Open University as a provider of Social Work degrees with registration in Northern Ireland.

Answer:

My Department provides funding and sets the strategic direction for the higher education sector. However, policy and funding decisions regarding social work degrees fall within the remit of the Department of Health. Any decision regarding establishing the Open University as a provider of social work degrees with registration in Northern Ireland is one for the Health Minister.