Plan to engage 40,000 workers in State-supported upskilling

Opening up more courses to workers through links between employers and training agencies forms part of a plan to help businesses adapt to changing times.

The provision of new avenues into programmes, traditionally reserved for full-time students, will be one of the ways of meeting a target of getting 40,000 workers engaged in State-supported upskilling by 2021.

The policy developed by further education and training agency Solas will particularly target low-skilled and older workers but also those in jobs or business sectors at risk from new technologies and changing economic demands.