The Skillnets Story

Boosting Skills and Productivity

The Skillnets Story was created for the Skillnets Awareness Campaign in 2006. It features the then Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Micheál Martin, T.D. talking about the importance of training, Skillnets' achievements, the new programme's emphasis on low basic skills training and encouraging companies to create networks and join existing networks. Skillnets Chairman, Domhnall MacDomhnaill and Skillnets CEO, Alan Nuzum talk about the history and future of Skillnets. S takeholders and representatives from networks and member companies also talk about their Skillnets experience (see names listed below).

The video has been broken into three sections for ease of viewing. Please click on the links on the left or below to view each section.

Part 1 -

  • Fergus Reynolds, Rentokil Initial, The Irish Pest Control Accel Project
  • Gerry Horan, Montip Engineering, South East Micro Skillnet
  • Turlough O'Sullivan, Director General, IBEC
  • Diarmuid Everard, PrintCom, Print & Packaging Skillnet
  • Dolores Gilhooly, Waterford Institute of Technology, ENGNET, Virtual Micro-Business Development Centre – Pilot Project, Waterford Chamber Skillnet

Part 2 -

  • David Begg, General Secretary, ICTU
  • Michael Crawley, LMFM, Learning Waves Skillnet
    Peter Donohue, Glanbia Meats, SLM Skillnet
  • Evelyn O’Toole, Complete Laboratory Solutions, Rosmuc, Galway Executive Skillnet
  • Richard Fitzgerald, Shorescape Foods, IASC Skillnet

Part 3 -

  • Final words from Minister of Trade, Enterprise and Employment, Micheál Martin, T.D. and
  • Diarmuid Everard, Dolores Gilhooly and Fergus Reynolds