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The Ni Skills Ni report indicates that Northern Ireland needs more than 5,000 additional workers annually to develop the economy.
Planning for the future skills we need, and treating any immediate gaps, is much easier when there is close cooperation between academic and public and public business circles.
Investing in developing skills, learning and learning for life will lead to resistance to priority sectors in Northern Ireland in the future and encourage the development of good jobs-which is necessary to develop our economy.
The “Triple Helix Innovation” model indicates cooperation between industry, academic circles and government.
When Triple Helix works together, research produced from industry academia can affect policy by providing new views on common problems.
It can also affect financing, research decisions and opportunities, so that the government and the public are better informed when allocating financing for the future research.
Knowledge participation can enhance economic and social development. The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) is a good example of a triple snail cooperation.
In Northern Ireland, it was deported by the University of Queens Belfast, Ulster University and regional colleges, with funding from the United Kingdom’s innovation, with the support of government agencies and industry partners, such as Invest Ni.
This initiative has enabled 12,000 organizations since 1975 to invest in innovation and sustainable growth. KTP assists companies in innovation, graduates with employment, and provides academics an opportunity to apply their research on business challenges in the real world.
By encouraging more cooperation via Triple Helix, we can enhance skills development, advance productivity and inspire more innovation.
The private Braidwateer Group, its headquarters in Derry, has determined the need for Digialise for its operations to be more efficient in business management.
Through the KTP program, BraidWater has made a partnership with North West Regional College to develop a platform to simplify its paper -based manual operations.
The other success of the KTP program was Taranto, pre -contracting, pre -organized and institutions in Kurgavone. Taranto shared the KTP three times.
Recently, Taranto has worked with Olster University through KTP to use artificial intelligence to increase the ability of sales function.
Since the company was unable to find a suitable solution on the market, it has worked with a colleague from Ulster University to create its own programs that would automate the cost of projects.
Only 18 % of people between the ages of 25 and 64 have received education or training in the past three months, compared to 26 % in the UK.
Cooperation through academic, industry and government can enhance lifelong learning to motivate people to pursue personal or professional development.
This will be necessary to maintain growth in Northern Ireland’s priority sectors. NI priority sectors have high exports, productivity and job creation.
However, they need a very skilled workforce with opportunities to follow up the talisman, remove the talisman, or access to continuous education to maintain the top of the developments of the global industry.
With the steady pressure towards digitization, automation and advanced technology, the function related to the function is needed now more than ever. According to the “Future of Jobs” report for 2025, technology -related roles, including large data specialists and artificial intelligence specialists, were the fastest growing functions in terms of percentage.
For those in sectors with low growth or productivity, UPS -qualing or re -training to remain able to compete in the labor market. Digital and technological skills are still one of the most desirable skills by both academic and industry circles.
In fact, 60 % of employers said they expect to expand digital access to their business by 2030.
Barometer found skills that productivity and wages are positively linked to a person’s highest qualification. Moreover, people who go to the age of work are more likely to be employed.
Encouraging more partnerships between industry and academic circles can ensure that people work better with competitive skills, which improves employment rates, helps grow, and thus increases productivity levels.
Moreover, the results of the Industry Academy partnerships can provide money for companies in the long run and prepare it for future developments in areas such as automation and digitization, which have been shown to enhance productivity.
Together, industry, academic circles, and government cooperation can accelerate digitization and automation to pay the productivity of work, ensuring that Northern Ireland remains able to compete on the world stage.
Invest Ni supports programs like KTP. As a former colleague in KTP, I saw directly how these partnerships allow companies to access global experience while preparing experienced graduates in the industry.
The academic government in the industry is the cooperation we need to prepare our people, our industries and our economy for the future.
- Dr. Vicky Keel is the director of innovation, research and development in investment Ni