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Most Irish business will undergo radical change as economy decarbonises - Harris Over 1,000 companies to be supported in five-year Climate Ready initiative about 4 hours ago Simon Harris acknowledged companies had already experienced ‘massive’ upheaval caused by Brexit and Covid-19. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins   Most Irish businesses will have to re-skill and undergo radical change in the coming decade to meet the climate change challenge as Ireland seeks to halve its carbon emissions, Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has said. Announcing a five-year national...

Ministers Harris and Ryan launch ‘Climate Ready’ programme to prepare Irish businesses for climate change Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan TD have today launched Climate Ready, a five-year national climate initiative from Skillnet Ireland designed to equip businesses with the skills they need to respond to climate change.   Skillnet Ireland has partnered with Chambers Ireland, Wind Energy Ireland, and Sustainable Finance Ireland to support over 1,100 companie...

New five-year plan to help Irish businesses get Climate Ready Image: © artrachen/Stock.adobe.com Led by Skillnet Ireland, Climate Ready will train companies on reducing energy waste, expand the Water Stewardship programme and deliver online courses for staff. The Government’s latest commitment against the climate emergency is Climate Ready, a programme that will prepare Irish businesses for the impacts of climate change. Climate Ready was launched today (7 April) by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD and Minister for the Environmen...

How a pathway programme can help you pivot to a career in tech 2 hours ago51 Views Skillnet Ireland chief technologist Mark Jordan discusses the skills gaps that are starting to emerge in future tech industries and how pathway programmes can help us fill them. As technologies keep advancing, the need for people with the right skills to develop, manage and deliver these innovations grows too. Here in Ireland, there are more and more gaps emerging in future and advanced tech areas in particular, says Skillnet Ireland chief technologist Mark Jordan. Skillnet recently launched...

Preparing for climate change will be “good for the bottom line”, businesses have been told. Skills and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris made the comments at the launch of the Climate Ready initiative, a new programme that will help to equip businesses with the skills they need to tackle climate change. The five-year climate initiative will see a 10 million euro investment to support an initial 1,000 businesses and 3,000 workers in 2021, expanding in each subsequent year. Today I announced a major investment in climate action skills programmes for businesses across the country with m...