Micro-credentials courses need funding to help future-proof jobs

In all, 142,950 people have used the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) pathway to upskill or reskill since the €300m HCI programme started

Dr Kieran McNally, senior executive officer at the Higher Education Authority (HEA).

Greater funding for micro-credentials is needed for Ireland’s workforce to keep pace with evolving new technologies, says Dr Kieran McNally, senior executive officer at the Higher Education Authority (HEA).

Employers and workers are equally keen to avail of skills training. Some 142,950 learners have used the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) pathway to upskill or reskill since the €300m HCI programme started, according to the HEA.