Increased use of the NTN to 15,000 users December Target exceeded 18,000 NSAN – (cumulative total) and 10 additional registered learners on courses/learner material added NTN & 12 additional programmes added Take up of Triple Bar programmes 10,000 December total = NSAN Target exceeded (cumulative total) 15,992 Current Registrations= TBES 7,654; NNBS 7,328; NS 148; TBNM 862 Continue to work with TRS to ensure December Action Complete. TRS ECITB that, as far as possible, engineering skills workshops held and from other industries are not lost but forward plan is in transferred into engineering construction progress. via reskilling programmes. Theme 5: Funding Objective: To assist in addressing the skills issues and challenges identified access to funding is fundamental to the success of this Plan, detailed are some avenues for securing funding. Existing Interventions Specific Actions for 2015/6 Action Date Update Lead Skills Where NESA outputs align with the NI's (2015) Body charitable objectives, funding for specific Align funding with UK strategic needs (e.g. as December Ongoing activities may be available. identified in R&D Roadmap); ensure funding Construction based businesses/employers mechanisms are appropriate for the long can access funding and support services timescale required to develop specialised for skills and training via CITB. skills
Increased use of the NTN to 15,000 users (cumulative total) and 10 additional courses/learner material added December Target exceeded – 18,000 registered learners on NTN & 12 additional programmes added NSAN Take up of Triple Bar programmes 10,000 (cumulative total) December Target exceeded total = 15,992 Current Registrations= TBES 7,654; NNBS 7,328; NS 148; TBNM 862 NSAN Continue to work with TRS to ensure that, as far as possible, engineering skills from other industries are not lost but transferred into engineering construction via reskilling programmes. December Action Complete. TRS workshops held and forward plan is in progress. ECITB Theme 5: Funding Objective: To assist in addressing the skills issues and challenges identified access to funding is fundamental to the success of this Plan, detailed are some avenues for securing funding. Existing Interventions Specific Actions for 2015/6 Where NESA outputs align with the NI's charitable objectives, funding for specific activities may be available. Construction based businesses/employers can access funding and support services for skills and training via CITB. Action Date (2015) Update Lead Skills Body Align funding with UK strategic needs (e.g. as identified in R&D Roadmap); ensure funding mechanisms are appropriate for the long timescale required to develop specialised skills December Ongoing
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