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Chartered Accountants Ireland Skillnet wins Excellence in Education by a Professional Body at the Education Awards 2026
Putting the limelight back to the Education Awards 2026, Chartered Accountants Ireland Skillnet took home the Excellence in Education by a Professional Body award, recognised earlier this year for the world's only professional scepticism VR training programme, an immersive, evidence-based digital learning initiative that has driven measurable skills development and confidence among junior and trainee auditors across multiple universities and professional contexts. The win sets a compelling benchmark for professional body education in Ireland, raising the standard of technological innovation, evidence-based design, and demonstrable learner impact that entrants will look to match when the 2027 awards cycle opens.
Ireland's New Sustainability Framework Gives Universities A Genuine Business Edge
The HEA has launched Ireland's first shared Education for Sustainable Development Framework for higher education institutions. Explore what is the commercial opportunity for institutions courting industry partners and sustainability-literate graduate talent pipelines.
Barnsley Tech Town AI skills pilots test whether place-based training investment can close the distributional AI gap
The UK government has launched two AI skills programmes in Barnsley as part of the Tech Town initiative. The real test is whether locally anchored AI training can replicate for workforce productivity what industrial clusters once did for manufacturing.
Tes launches Timetable 2.0 Essentials as school timetabling moves from spreadsheet to cloud
Tes has launched Timetable 2.0 Essentials for UK and Irish schools. School timetabling concentrated in one administrator's spreadsheets is an operational risk, AI-assisted cloud timetabling distributes both the task and the institutional knowledge.
West Midlands renews iMeta contract across five digital disciplines as regional AI skills deficit demands broad-based training response
West Midlands Combined Authority has renewed its Skills Boot Camp contract with iMeta Training across five digital programmes. A 280,000-person skills shortfall and a mayoral AI ambition are the policy drivers.
Food Drink Ireland publishes incident management guide as food safety education becomes a boardroom-level commercial requirement
Food Drink Ireland has published a Food Safety Incident Management Guide for Irish food business operators. Ireland's food safety reputation underpins export pricing and market access, and structured incident management education is the practical infrastructure that protects it.
ASG completes thirteenth Irish Coast Guard SAR programme as recurrent training mandate sustains a five-year government partnership
ASG has delivered another SAR refresher programme to Irish Coast Guard Watch Officers in Galway. Over 100 Watch Officers trained across five years confirms a durable public sector training relationship built on bespoke course IP and operational delivery credibility.
Bord Bia wins Best Library Team at the Education Awards 2026
Revisiting the Education Awards 2026 earlier this year, Bord Bia's Library, Knowledge & Market Intelligence Team took home the Best Library Team award, recognised for a strategic insight function that transforms market intelligence into commercial clarity and lasting value for Ireland's food industry. The win sets a strong benchmark for library and knowledge management excellence across the Irish education sector, raising the standard of strategic purpose, professional rigour, and future-focused thinking that entrants will look to match when the 2027 awards cycle opens.
TrustEd Ireland Gives Education Providers A Genuine Global First Mover Advantage
QQI has authorised the first English language schools under TrustEd Ireland, a new statutory quality mark following January's award to 28 institutions. Discover the opportunity for Irish education providers competing for international students.
Hercules Academy secures GBP310,000 in training awards and expands prison programme
Hercules Construction Academy has secured £310,000 in funded training awards and expanded its prison programme to seven HM establishments. The integrated training-to-deployment model is what large infrastructure clients now specify from preferred supply chain partners.
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