Department for Employment and Learning
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The Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister for Employment and Learning.
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[edit] About
The Departments Aim: "To promote learning and skills, to prepare people for work and to support the economy."[1]
The Departments Objectives:
- "To promote economic, social and personal development through high quality learning, research and skills training; and
- To help people into employment and promote good employment practices."[2]
The Department’s two main customer groups are:
- "Individuals who are seeking to improve their levels of skills and qualifications or who require support and guidance to progress towards employment, including self-employment; and
- Businesses in both the public and private sectors."[3]
The incumbent Minister is Reg Empey (UUP).[4]
[edit] Responsibilities
The Departments four key areas of activity
- Enhancing the provision of learning and skills, including entrepreneurship, enterprise, management and leadership.
- Increasing the level of research and development, creativity and innovation in the Northern Ireland economy;
- Helping individuals to acquire jobs, including self employment, and improving the linkages between employment programmes and skills development; and
- The development and maintenance of the framework of employment rights and responsibilities.
[edit] History
Following a referendum on the Belfast Agreement on 23 May 1998 and the granting of Royal Assent to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 on November 19, 1998; a Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive were established by the Labour government of Prime Minister Tony Blair. The process was known as devolution and was set up to give Northern Ireland devolved legislative powers. DEL is one of 11 devolved Northern Ireland Departments created in December 1999 by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and The Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.
The department was previously called the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment.[5]
[edit] Ministers for Employment and Learning
| Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | |
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| Sean Farren | Social Democratic and Labour | November 29, 1999 | December 14, 2001 | |
| Carmel Hanna | Social Democratic and Labour | December 14, 2001 | October 14, 2002 | |
| Reg Empey | Ulster Unionist | 8 May 2007 |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.delni.gov.uk/index/about-the-dept.htm DEL
- ^ http://www.delni.gov.uk/index/about-the-dept.htm DEL
- ^ http://www.delni.gov.uk/index/about-the-dept.htm DEL
- ^ http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/index/your-government/devolved-government.htm Northern Ireland Executive
- ^ http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/northernireland/acts/acts2001/pdf/nia_20010015_en.pdf Department for Employment and Learning Act (Northern Ireland) 2001
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- DEL
- The Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999PDF (37.0 KB)
- Department for Employment and Learning Act (Northern Ireland) 2001PDF (132.0 KB)
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