Skillnet Ireland is a business support agency of the Government of Ireland. The primary objective of Skillnet Ireland is to advance the competitiveness, productivity and innovation of businesses operating in Ireland through enterprise-led workforce development.  

Skillnet Ireland supports businesses to become more competitive, by providing the right upskilling and reskilling solutions to their employees. We also encourage people to develop the skills they need to thrive personally, and in their chosen career.  

Skillnet Ireland supports the development of national policy in relation to workforce development and designs upskilling solutions to meet future skills needs in ever-changing skills and talent landscape. 

Skillnet Ireland was established 1999 and is funded from the National Training Fund through the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Skillnet Ireland has received international recognition as a best practice model from the EU, the OECD, and the ILO, amongst others.

The primary objective of Skillnet Ireland is to increase participation in enterprise training by companies. We believe that training and up-skilling are key elements in keeping companies competitive in both a domestic and international context. We also believe that training and upskilling significantly enhances the career mobility of the workforce.

Encouraging enterprise to lead the process in this way helps ensure that programmes delivered through Skillnet Ireland are highly relevant to the needs of industry. This approach also enables cohesive enterprise networking and the flexibility to respond to ever-changing skills demands through both formal and informal learning.

The Skillnet Ireland Trainee Privacy Statement may be viewed here