Pillar 1

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Building capability and capacity to deliver resilient growth

Pillar 1 focuses on achieving resilient growth for craft and design enterprises through education and practical training, delivered by collaboration with key partners

Top-level objectivesPillar purpose

Actively develop the sectors’ capabilities and capacity, while growing wider commercial and economic impacts. In addition to championing skills and heritage, this could include capabilities across business acumen, commerce, branding and marketing.

Focusing DCCI’s resources on programmes that return clear and tangible impacts, while ensuring clients have access to appropriate support for where they are in their commercial development.

Relevance to vision, mission and values

Aligns with the vision and mission elements on developing businesses and achieving positive impacts through capability building and increased capacity. It also emphasises the paramount importance of DCCI's partnerships across Ireland and beyond, to offer more opportunities to clients in line with the values of collaboration and ambition. • Raise the craft and design sectors’ capability and capacity • Preserve heritage and share best practices through collaboration across the sectors • Build resilient growth with active and relevant mentoring for clients • Clearly define partnerships with

Enterprise Ireland and Local

Enterprise Offices

Clockwise from left:

Lumper, Makers & Brothers; Stripe Ladybug Scarf, Susannagh Grogan Fashion; Oh La La Cuff, Melissa Curry; Rabbit, Saturday Workshop; Robin Bauble, karoArt; Earth Collection ‘Wood’, Candella; Cashmere Hottie Aran, Ekotree Knitwear; Mouse, Cleo; Mist Cushion, Mourne Textiles; Biscuit Plate, Arran Street East; Souk Kaftan Toltaca, Helen Steele; Festival Wine Glass, Jerpoint Glass Studio; Jamie Foldover Clutch, Kinsale Leather Co.