Skill Set 1 – Irish Graduates are…
Much Better Better Same Poorer Much Poorer
Technician 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 30.0% 0.0% Bachelor 4.7% 15.1% 61.6% 12.8% 3.5% Postgraduate 0.0% 0.0% 69.2% 30.8% 0.0% Services 2.3% 14.0% 60.5% 20.9% 4.7% ICT 10.7% 3.6% 60.7% 21.4% 0.0% PharmMedical 0.0% 13.3% 60.0% 20.0% 0.0% Eng&Manu 0.0% 13.0% 52.2% 13.0% 8.7%
Skill Set 2 - Irish Graduates are…
Much Better Better Same Poorer Much Poorer
Technician 0.0% 0.0% 70.0% 0.0% 0.0% Bachelor 2.4% 12.9% 61.2% 21.2% 1.2% Postgraduate 0.0% 0.0% 84.6% 15.4% 0.0% Services 4.5% 9.1% 63.6% 20.5% 2.3% ICT 0.0% 19.2% 57.7% 19.2% 0.0% PharmMedical 0.0% 0.0% 80.0% 20.0% 0.0% Eng&Manu 0.0% 8.7% 65.2% 13.0% 0.0%
Skill Set 3 - Irish Graduates are…
Much Better Better Same Poorer Much Poorer
Technician 0.0% 10.0% 40.0% 20.0% 0.0% Bachelor 1.3% 35.4% 46.8% 13.9% 2.5% Postgraduate 0.0% 46.2% 53.8% 0.0% 0.0% Services 0.0% 29.5% 50.0% 18.2% 2.3% ICT 4.8% 42.9% 47.6% 4.8% 0.0% PharmMedical 0.0% 42.9% 50.0% 0.0% 7.1% Eng&Manu 0.0% 30.4% 39.1% 17.4% 0.0%
Skill Set 4 - Irish Graduates are…
Much Better Better Same Poorer Much Poorer
Technician 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 40.0% 0.0% Bachelor 2.3% 12.8% 48.8% 31.4% 3.5% Postgraduate 0.0% 30.8% 38.5% 30.8% 0.0% Services 0.0% 15.9% 43.2% 34.1% 6.8% ICT 7.7% 11.5% 50.0% 26.9% 0.0% PharmMedical 0.0% 13.3% 46.7% 40.0% 0.0% Eng&Manu 0.0% 16.7% 41.7% 29.2% 0.0%
Appendix B: Questionnaire
Questions About Yourself
1 Gender
2 Nationality
3 Where did you take your first degree?
4 Indicate your present job area
5 Years in post
6 Company Name
Please provide the following information about your company
1 Sector
2 Nationality of parent company
3 Employment in Ireland
4 From which level of educational attainment do you recruit most commonly?
5 From what disciplines do you mostly recruit, and which is the most common?
6 What area do they mostly work in?
7 Please indicate from what discipline
8 Apart from Ireland, which countries / regions do you tend to recruit these graduates from?
9 And which country do you recruit from most commonly?
Skill Set Questions (Repeated for Each Skill Set)
1 In your opinion, compared to UK/US/DE/NE/EE/AI graduates, do Irish graduates perform – Much better, Better, Poorer, Much poorer, Don’t know? (Your most common countries)
2 Can you think of any reasons for these differences?
3 (If worse) How do you think this could be changed to help Irish Higher Education to improve these Irish graduates’ skill set?
Final Question
How do you see the main competence /skill / knowledge needs of these graduates changing over the next decade? (Your most commonly recruited level of graduate)
Appendix C: Participant Organisations
ABS Production Wexford LTDAIB
Allergan Pharmaceuticals Ireland Allied Irish Bank (London Office) Amann Industries Corp
Analogue Devices Apple Ireland Atkins Ireland
Balfour Beatty (Civil Engineering)
Bank of Ireland Group/Bank of Ireland Securities Service Bisys Hedge Fund Services
Bristol-Myers Squibb BT
Changing Worlds
Citco Fund Services (Dublin) DEPFA Bank
Dresdner Kleinwort Eaton Automotive FDM Group
Fidelity Investments (Offshore IT) Fortis Prime Fund Solutions Glaxosmithkline Cork - Chemists Goodrich Control Systems (N.I.) Grant Thornton
Harmac Medical Products Ltd Hay (Construction Division) ICSA
Intel
Investors Fund Services (Ireland) Ltd Investors Trust Europe
Iralco LTD Kerry Group
KPMG LED Group Leo Pharma Lovells (Law)
Mellon Fund Administration Merrill Lynch
Microsoft Ireland (European Operations) Moore Stevens Caplin Meehan
Murex Musgraves O2 Ireland PA Consulting Pfizer Quintiles
RCI Call Centre (Ireland) Ltd Reuters
RSM Robson Rhodes SAP
Schlumberger Oilfield Services Science Recruitment Ireland Servier (Ireland) Ltd
Siemens Business Support Stryker
Symantec Ireland TATA
Appendix D: EGFSN Membership
Ms. Anne Heraty, CPL Resources PLC, ChairpersonMs. Ruth Carmody, Assistant Secretary, Department of Education and Science Ms. Anne Forde, Principal Officer, Department of Education and Science Ms. Liz Carroll, Training and Development Manager, ISME
Mr. Enda Connolly, Divisional Manager, IDA Ireland
Mr. Fergal Costello, Head of IoT Designation, Higher Education Authority Mr. Ned Costello, Chief Executive, Irish Universities Association
Mr. Brendan Ellison, Principal Officer, Department of Finance Mr. Roger Fox, Director of Planning and Research, FÁS
Mr. David Hedigan, Manager, Sectoral Enterprise Development Policy, Enterprise Ireland Mr. Gary Keegan, Director, Acumen
Mr. John Martin, Director for Employment, Labour & Social Affairs, OECD
Mr. Dermot Mulligan, Assistant Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mr. Pat Hayden, Principal Officer, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mr. Frank Mulvihill, President, Institute of Guidance Counsellors
Dr. Brendan Murphy, President, Cork Institute of Technology Mr. Alan Nuzum, CEO, Skillnets
Ms. Aileen O’Donoghue, Director of Financial Services Ireland, IBEC Mr. Peter Rigney, Industrial Officer, ICTU
Ms. Jacinta Stewart, Chief Executive, City of Dublin VEC
Mr. Martin Shanahan, Head of Human Capital and Labour Market Policy, Forfás (also Head of Secretariat)
Appendix E: Publications by the Expert Group on Future
Skills Needs
Report Date of Publication
The Future Skills and Research Needs of the International Financial Services Industry
December 2007 Monitoring Ireland’s Skills Supply: Trends in
Educational/Training Outputs
October 2007 Tomorrow’s Skills: Towards a National Skills Strategy March 2007
National Skills Bulletin 2006 December 2006
Future Skills Requirements of the International Digital Media Industry: Implications for Ireland
July 2006 Careers and Labour Market Information in Ireland July 2006
Skills at Regional Level in Ireland May 2006
SME Management Development in Ireland May 2006 Monitoring Ireland’s Skills Supply: Trends in
Educational/Training Outputs
January 2006 Data Analysis of In-Employment Education and Training in
Ireland
January 2006
National Skills Bulletin 2005 October 2005
Skills Needs in the Irish Economy: The Role of Migration October 2005
Languages and Enterprise May 2005
Skills Requirements of the Digital Content Industry in Ireland Phase I
February 2005
Innovate Market Sell November 2004
The Supply and Demand for Researchers and Research Personnel
September 2004 Literature Review on Aspects of Training of those at Work in
Ireland
June 2004
Financial Skills Monitoring Report November 2003
Responding to Ireland’s Growing Skills Needs - The Fourth Report of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs
October 2003 The Demand and Supply of Skills in the Biotechnology Sector September 2003 Skills Monitoring Report - Construction Industry 2003/10 July 2003
Development in Ireland
The Demand and Supply of Engineers and Engineering Technicians
June 2003 The Demand and Supply of Skills in the Food Processing Sector April 2003 National Survey of Vacancies in the Private Non-Agricultural
Sector 2001/2002
March 2003 National Survey of Vacancies in the Public Sector 2001/2002 March 2003 The Irish Labour Market: Prospects for 2002 and Beyond January 2002 Labour Participation Rates of the over 55s in Ireland December 2001 The Third Report of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs -
Responding to Ireland’s Growing Skills Needs
August 2001 Benchmarking Mechanisms and Strategies to Attract
Researchers to Ireland
July 2001
Report on E-Business Skills August 2000
Report on In-Company Training August 2000
The Second Report of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs - Responding to Ireland’s Growing Skills Needs
March 2000 Business Education and Training Partnership 2nd Forum, Dublin March 2000
Business Education and Training Partnership
Report on the Inaugural Forum, Royal Hospital Kilmainham
March 1999 The First Report of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs -
Responding to Ireland’s Growing Skills Needs
Expert Group on Future Skills Needs Secretariat
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