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With over 70 Business Networks,
Skillnet Ireland helps make your
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Your business
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Skillnet Ireland is the national agency dedicated to the promotion and facilitation of workforce learning in Ireland. Our mission is to facilitate increased participation in enterprise training and workforce learning within Ireland\u2019s small and medium enterprises (SME).<\/h4>\r\n

We believe that maintaining a highly skilled workforce is essential to our national competitiveness. Skillnet Ireland currently supports over 15,000 companies nationwide and provides a wide range of valuable learning experiences to over 50,000 trainees.<\/h4>\r\n

Our business is to ensure that your business has the skills it needs to thrive.<\/h4>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left” class=”order-03 grid-item” css=”.vc_custom_1526562800015{background-color: #06293b !important;}”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” el_class=”inner-child-section” width=”1\/1″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”]
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About Skillnet Ireland<\/h1>\r\n

Skillnet Ireland actively supports and works with businesses in Ireland to address their current and future skills needs.<\/h5>\r\n
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Funding<\/h1>\r\n

Skillnet Ireland allocates funding to Learning Networks, which are groups of companies within the same industry sector or region with similar training needs, so they can receive subsidised training<\/h5>\r\n
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Networks<\/h1>\r\n

Skillnet Ireland’s nationwide Learning Networks assist companies to identify the skills needed to develop their businesses. The design, sourcing and delivery of training is coordinated by the Skillnet Networks.<\/h5>\r\n
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Support for SMEs<\/h1>\r\n

Our business is to ensure that your business has the skills it needs to thrive. Skillnet Ireland facilitates participation in SME enterprise training and workforce learning, how can we help you?<\/h5>\r\n
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Industry Partners<\/h1>\r\n

We encourage enterprise to lead the process for training, this helps ensure that programmes delivered through Skillnet Ireland and our nationwide Learning Networks are highly relevant to industry needs.<\/h5>\r\n
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Career Development<\/h1>\r\n

Training and upskilling significantly enhances the career mobility of the workforce. Training is open to management and employees of companies who become members of a Skillnet Network<\/h5>\r\n
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Strategy<\/h1>\r\n

Skillnet Ireland actively supports and works with businesses to address their current and future skills needs on the basis that training and up-skilling are key elements in keeping Irish companies competitive nationally and globally.<\/h5>\r\n
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