AQW 41201/11-15 Written question to the Minister for Employment and Learning
To ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 40453/11-15, and in light of closer links between Tourism Northern Ireland and InvestNI, what communication has he had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to ensure that skills challenges facing local tourism industry are a priority.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 23 January 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 23 January 2015
- Answer due by
- 9 February 2015
- Answered
- 5 February 201513 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Employment and Learning
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Officials from my Department met with their counterparts in Tourism Northern Ireland and Invest NI on 30th January 2015 to discuss the skills needs of this economically important sector.
During this meeting it was agreed that we will work together to establish a steering group which would commission research to investigate the skills needs facing this industry and to determine the most appropriate mechanism for addressing these issues.