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Northern Ireland - Action plan This document outlines key Northern Ireland deliverables from the various FSSC directorates, in support of the NI Sector Skills Agreement. Download (pdf)
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Engagement
The FSSC has been carrying out skills related market research with over 200 financial services employers in Northern Ireland. Once this research has been finalised the FSSC will be developing a Sector Skills Agreement and Action plan to support Northern Ireland's ambitions in financial services.
Members & Partners
The FSSC in Northern Ireland (NI) is engaged with partners who are working to address skills issues for financial services in Northern Ireland. These include organisations such as the NI Government, Invest NI, Careers Service NI, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, and The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils for NI.
Sector statistics
In terms of UK activity, the sector in Northern Ireland (NI) is small. However, it has been growing rapidly over the last decade as the peace plan has created a climate of greater stability and economic optimism. Businesses have been encouraged to expand, invest and locate in NI and this has caused major improvements in the NI economy. The financial services in NI produces 1% of all output and employs 2% of the workforce. Northern Ireland's financial services industry is dominated by banking, which employs almost two-thirds (64%) of all financial services staff. Northern Ireland also displays higher than average reliance on insurance broking and credit granting, which, taken together, contribute another 20% to industry employment. The financial services industry in NI is expected to grow over the next five years and the FSSC intends to offer robust support to the NI sector during this period.
Relationship Manager
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Dympna Hannon Dympna joined the FSSC in January 2009 having started her career as an environmental geologist in 1995. Three years later she moved into the oil industry initially as an Engineer, before taking a Business Development Manager role and finishing as Company Secretary. Dympna moved to PricewaterhouseCoopersLLP in 2001 where she headed up the Company Secretarial Services department before moving to Business Recovery Services for two years. In May 2007 Dympna established a private business development advisory company incorporating both private clients with undertakings such as the Invest NI's Start a Business Programme. "I am very much looking forward to being part of the FSSC team, focusing on the training and development needs of the financial and accountancy sectors in Northern Ireland. I am confident my knowledge and experience in business development can be utilised to offer maximum benefit for these sectors, developing skills and promoting the work of the FSSC in Northern Ireland."
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