ONLINE ASSESSMENT TOOL AND COURSES RESOURCE TO ASSIST OWNERS AND MANAGERS

Government have recently launched Skills for Better Business, a two-part initiative aimed at assisting SME owners and managers across Ireland.

Skills for Better Business comprises an Online Tool for management skills assessment, complemented by a signposting resource providing quick contact information for management education and training.

On foot of recommendations by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs in its 2020 management skills report, Leading the Way, a consortium of 14 partners from public and private sectors have worked together to develop the resources and content for the project.

The Online Assessment developed and project-managed for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment by Skillnet Ireland, in conjunction with the other partner organisations, allows SME owners and managers to assess their own management skills in less than ten minutes by answering a series of questions about their management capabilities. They will then receive a bespoke report outlining their current level