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Ireland’s First Business Apprenticeship: Why the September 2026 Launch Is a Commercial Signal for Every Professional Skills Provider
Ireland’s first Business and Operations Apprenticeship launched in September 2026, creating a cross-sectoral Level 6 programme that brings private sector technology and retail employees into the same cohort as civil servants and semi-state workers. The 2026 and 2027 wave of new apprenticeships is a commercially significant skills infrastructure event.
Horsham council reopens business training programme for 2027
Horsham District Council is relaunching its Business Training Programme, opening bookings from 4 December for new sessions starting next year. The scheme has delivered more than 480 hours of training to over 450 local businesses since it began four years ago.
Greater Lincolnshire adds 21 new free Skills Bootcamps
Greater Lincolnshire has launched 21 new Skills Bootcamps, government-funded courses covering sectors from advanced welding to AI. The free training has upskilled more than 3,000 people since 2022 and directly targets local employer skills gaps.
AICC expands AI Learning Lab with four new courses
The Artificial Intelligence Collaboration Centre has added four new courses to its AI Learning Lab, covering prompting, ethics, risk management and AI policy for small businesses. The expansion responds directly to skills gaps identified by Northern Ireland businesses through the £16.3 million Invest NI and Department for the Economy-backed initiative.
Microsoft Dream Space passes 70,000 Northern Ireland students milestone
Microsoft's Dream Space programme has reached more than 70,000 students in Northern Ireland since launching in 2019, and schools are now being invited to register for the new academic year. The free STEM, digital and AI skilling initiative runs through Microsoft's dedicated hub at W5 LIFE in Belfast.
Teagasc opens 2026 Farm Business Options training programme nationwide
Teagasc has opened its 2026 Farm Business Options Training Programme, helping farmers and farm families explore diversification into renewable energy, tourism and artisan food. The programme, delivered with Local Enterprise Offices, gives participants structured business planning support and mentoring across the country.
Education Awards 2027 now accepting entries
Entries are now open for the Education Awards 2027, with Ireland's higher education, further education and training community invited to submit across 26 categories celebrating education excellence, digital learning, research excellence and student success ahead of the 18 December deadline. Winners will be announced on 15 April 2027 at the Johnstown Estate Hotel and Spa, where Ireland's most outstanding contributors to the education sector will be recognised before hundreds of senior executives.
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.
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