IDA considers adopting 'game changer' survey to identify skills clusters in Cork

Already, several thousand people have signed up, a number of whom live abroad and want to return to Cork.

The new survey will identify skills clusters, potentially helping agencies like the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to target foreign direct investment to areas with large numbers of skilled employees. File Picture: iStock

A new initiative designed to focus foreign direct investment into rural areas could be taken up by the IDA and rolled out across Ireland if it is successful in Cork.

A skillsets map being drawn up by consultants on behalf of Cork County Council has been described as “a game changer” in marrying foreign direct investment companies with suitable workforces in more rural areas of the country.