AQW 8139/22-27


Mr Alan Chambers
Ulster Unionist Party
North Down


Tabled Date: 05/03/2024
Answered On Date: 19/03/2024
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy how many applicants have applied for the Shared Skills Academy in each year since its introduction.


Answer:
My department holds records for the previous six financial years. The number of applications to Assured Skills academies in each year are listed in the table below:
Financial Year
No. Applications to Assured Skills Academies
2017/18
1,357
2018/19
2,533
2019/20
2,063
2020/21
4,236
2021/22
3,074
2022/23
1,678