This engaging lunch-time session will explore:

• The anticipated impact of the Programme for Government for Northern Ireland on skills policy.
• Current trends in Higher Education and Further Education and their role in shaping the workforce.
• The latest research on changing skills demands, including the influence of AI and sustainability commitments.
• Real-world examples of how leading local organisations in all sectors are tackling skills gaps, encouraging returners to work, fostering upskilling and training, and dealing with talent attraction and retention.

Our panel of experts will share their insights and experiences, offering practical takeaways that apply across all sectors. Attendees will have the chance to pose questions directly to the panel during the session, making this an interactive event.

This webinar is ideal for members invested in understanding and addressing skills and workforce needs in Northern Ireland and what businesses can do to meet the challenge.

About Gareth Hetherington
Gareth Hetherington is Director of the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre. The Centre carries out a broad range of economic policy focused research to inform Government on key policy and strategy decisions. 

About Grace Cartin
Grace is an Audit and Assurance partner with Deloitte in Belfast. She has over 13 years’ experience working with a range of large private and multinational clients and is actively involved in the firm’s early careers recruitment process and talent development initiatives within the firm.

About Steven Stewart
Steven is currently Director, Treasury and Accounting at Terex, a global manufacturing organisation.  He leads Terex's accounting function within their shared service centres in Europe and the US and also has responsibility for global cash management and forecasting. 

About Paula Leathem
Paula Leathem is the Head of HR for Northern Ireland Electricity Networks. Joining the HR team in 2003 she has over 37 years’ service in the organisation. A key member of the Senior Leadership team Paula leads and supports on a number of the key HR strategic areas in the organisation.

This is an initiative by the Chartered Accountants in Business sub-Committee of Chartered Accountants Ulster Society. All Ulster Society members and their guests are very welcome to attend.

Please Note:  This event is free but registration is required. A recording will be made available to all those who have booked this webinar.  If members wish to be marked as ‘attended’ they should put their full name when logging into Zoom for the webinar.

Key Event Details:

Date: Tuesday 28 January 2025

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour)

Location: Online

CPD Hours: 0

To book please click here.