Programme Overview
The Spotlight on Skills programme is a collaboration between Enterprise Ireland, Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and the Irish Management Institute, it has been developed to help businesses create a company skills plan. The initiative is run regionally and will support your company to identify and address critical skills needs, to build capability and achieve strategic growth. As part of the process your company has a focused engagement with their local Regional Skills Manager to get a response from the Educational and Training Providers in your region to address your critical skills needs.
Participants should include two members of your company’s senior executive team who are:
- Familiar with your business strategy for the next 1-5 years.
- Understand the entire business operation.
Learning outcomes
- Equip you with an approach (and toolkit) to identify those skills which differentially impact business success.
- Assess skills gaps and identify where you need to develop
- Enable your business to strengthen your critical skills in line with business strategy
- Provide inputs to policy on skills needs
- Enable you and other SMEs to engage with the education system for upskilling and recruitment needs
Format
Session 1
Strategy Clarification workshop, where you will clarify you company goals, strategic ambitions, strategic priorities and identify the organisational capabilities that need to be in place to achieve your goals (2.5 hours)
Session 2
Critical Skills workshop, where you will identify your critical skills needs and use the findings to produce a company skills plan, and identify solutions to skill requirements (4 hours)
One to one meeting
One to one meeting your IMI skills consultant to fine-tuned and validate your company skills plan (90 mins)
Engage with your Regional Skills Forum Manager
Meet with your regional skills manager to address your critical skills needs.
Training Provider
Enterprise Ireland in collaboration with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and the Irish Management Institute (IMI).
Fees
The Spotlight on Skills workshop is free for Enterprise Ireland client companies.
Who Should Apply
Participants should include two members of your company’s senior executive team who are:
- Familiar with your business strategy for the next 1-5 years.
- Understand the entire business operation.
The workshop will run on an ongoing basis in Dublin and other regional locations. If you are interested, please visit:
www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/Events/OurEvents/Spotlight-on-Skills/ for dates and locations.
Programme Manager
- pre-diagnostic
- 1 day workshop
- fully funded by Enterprise Ireland
- Senior Team members
What past participants say about Spotlight on Skills
Spotlight On Skills Testimonial – Boran Packaging
Spotlight On Skills Testimonial – Esmark Finch
Spotlight On Skills Testimonial – Mid Cork Pallets