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Why the EGFSN’s AI Labour Market Report Is a Commercial Opportunity for Every Skills Provider in Ireland
The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs confirmed that Ireland generates AI jobs at two to three times the pace of peer countries and ranks second in the EU for AI skills. For businesses, education providers, and the learning technologies sector, the EGFSN findings are a commercially actionable map of Ireland’s most significant skills opportunity.
Mary Immaculate College wins Best Education Outreach Award – Learner, Schools & Academic Engagement at the Education Awards 2026
Putting the limelight back to the Education Awards 2026 earlier this year, Mary Immaculate College took home the Best Education Outreach Award – Learner, Schools & Academic Engagement for the CRAFT Maker Space, an inclusive STEAM outreach hub that delivered transformative effects on classroom practice, connected schools and families to higher education, and demonstrated impressive scale, depth, and evidence-based impact across the wider community. The win sets a compelling benchmark for education outreach excellence in Ireland, raising the standard of community engagement, campus-led innovation, and measurable learner impact that entrants will look to match when the 2027 awards cycle opens.
Why Ireland’s Student Progression Data Is a Commercial Opportunity for EdTech and Student Support Providers
The HEA’s Progression and Completion Report 2026 confirms an 89 per cent overall retention rate across Irish higher education while pinpointing where the 11 per cent gap remains. For EdTech companies, digital learning developers, and student support specialists, the data is public, the investment is confirmed, and the market is ready.
Imperial College London deepens research ties with IIT Bombay
Imperial College London and IIT Bombay have signed a strategic partnership spanning research, innovation and education, building on years of joint academic projects. The agreement follows the UK-India Free Trade Agreement and creates new student and researcher exchange routes between London and Mumbai.
Assessable lands first paying school after North East trials
Assessable has commercially launched its English writing assessment platform for primary schools, securing its first paying customer in the Tees Valley. The EdTech startup follows more than two years of development and classroom testing across schools in the north of England.
Dublin Port construction training programme passes 4,000 graduates
The Construction Skills Project at Dublin Port has graduated more than 4,000 job-ready workers since 2017, backed by Dublin Port Company and delivered by St Andrew's Resource Centre. The programme is feeding accredited, work-ready talent directly to major contractors as Ireland's construction sector faces sustained labour shortages.
Cork LEO opens applications for female entrepreneurs programme
Cork County Council's Local Enterprise Office North & West has opened applications for a Female Entrepreneurs Management Development Programme starting in Mitchelstown. The subsidised eight-session programme targets women running small businesses across North and West Cork as they plan their next stage of growth.
Alison expands TY and LCA certification for Irish students
Alison's TY Certified and LCA Certified programmes are helping Irish second-level students build career and life skills through curriculum-aligned online courses. The initiative, profiled in NAPD's Leader magazine, gives Transition Year and Leaving Certificate Applied students recognised certification alongside financial literacy and entrepreneurship modules.
University of Limerick wins Student Engagement & Communications Award at the Education Awards 2026
In a rewind to the Education Awards 2026 earlier this year, the Academic Registry at the University of Limerick took home the Student Engagement & Communications Award, recognised for a sector-leading, student-centred service model that integrates digitised workflows, self-service design, and transparent communications governance to deliver consistent, measurable improvements in student support. The win sets a strong benchmark for student engagement and communications excellence across Ireland's higher education sector, raising the standard of accessibility, service maturity, and evidence-backed continuous improvement that entrants will look to match when the 2027 awards cycle opens.
The Evidence Is In: Why Ireland’s School Leadership Data Is a Commercial Opportunity for HR, Training, and EdTech
The NAPD and Deakin University longitudinal study provides the most comprehensive evidence base on educational leadership, with the April 2025 Neart programme signalling a system ready to invest in solutions. HR providers, leadership training companies, digital learning developers, and governance specialists now have a clearly funded and policy-backed commercial opportunity.
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