€400k research project launched to help close Ireland’s skills gap
Learnovate, Ireland’s future of work and learning research hub in Trinity College Dublin, Cisco and Skillnet Ireland have launched first phase of a €400,000 collaborative research project has been launched to help close Ireland’s digital skills gap.
The aim of the project is to create a platform dedicated to the development of core digital and data skills and the matching of individuals to roles that suit their skills. The prototype platform will provide a self-assessment tool to allow individual users to analyse their own capabilities, standardise digital skills required for different job roles, identify skill gaps for a particular role and recommend relevant learning course journey maps.
It will also provide a roadmap for career progression by detailing the skills they would require to move into more senior roles.
2023 marks the start of the European Year of Skills and the EU’s Digital Decade plan. A key goal of the EU’s Digital Decade is to place people at the centre of digital transformation by ensuring at least 80% of the population has developed basic digital skills. This research project recognises the critical importance of bridging the widening digital and data skills gap to the Irish economy.
“Talent in the areas of digital and data is a major focus for Skillnet Ireland and is key to the growth of our economy,” said Skillnet Ireland chief strategy officer Mark Jordan. “This innovative platform will help address the shortage of digital and data skills and how Irish businesses go about developing their people, while using technology to transform upskilling delivery methods. By bringing together the key industry, higher education and research players, including IDA Ireland, this partnership with Learnovate and Cisco will lead to greater capacity for innovation across all sectors and increased opportunities for digital upskilling for Ireland’s workforce.”
IDA Ireland head of Ttalent, transformation & innovation Breda O’Toole added: “As businesses in all industry sectors adopt digital technologies and become data-driven organisations, digital and data skills will become fundamental across the workforce. Ireland has a strong global reputation for our high-quality talent; to ensure we continue to have the skills for our society and economy to thrive, we must invest in new ways to enable people to develop their capabilities and careers. IDA Ireland welcomes the news that funding from Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration Programme and Skillnet Ireland will support Learnovate to commence this research project.”
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