JO Smythe from Department of Learning and Employment has been appointed Skills and Employment Liaison Officer for the North West.
The Liaison Officer will work under the auspices of the One Plan Skills Directorate and will play a crucial role in co-ordinating local and regional activity to ensure maximum benefit from the investment made in skills in Derry.
Dr Farry said: “The Liaison Officer will help to support the One Plan Skills Directorate as it works to raise skill levels in the city. She will also be working to engage directly with individual employers on skills and employment issues, helping them to avail of opportunities to develop their staff.”
“I believe that the appointment of an individual to co-ordinate the skills development work that is going on will help to maximise the return on that investment to improve the economic and social future and continued prosperity of the city.”