Podcasts: Business

Podcast: Rising Out of Adversity

The last 12 months have been challenging for employers everywhere, but they have been doubly challenging for employers in Northern Ireland. Not only have they had to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions, but they’ve also had Brexit and the fallout from that to contend with.

The Open University (OU) recently hosted a podcast on these challenges. Talking on the Rising out of adversity podcast were John D’Arcy, Director at The OU in Ireland, and Kirsty McManus, Director at The Institute of Directors (IoD) Northern Ireland. Martin Couzins, learning expert and Director of Insights at Insights Media, chaired the discussion.

Podcast: Skills Strategy Success

The Department for the Economy recently released a consultation called Skills Strategy for Northern Ireland: Skills for a 10x Economy, which will set the strategic skills agenda from now to 2030.

That transformation was discussed in a podcast held by The Open University (OU) entitled Talking Skills Strategy Success. Speaking on the podcast were Graeme Wilkinson, Director of Skills at the Department for the Economy, John D’Arcy, Nation Director, The OU in Ireland and Dr Lynsey Quinn, Business Development Lead at the OU in Ireland. The host was Laurie Knell, Associate Lecturer at the Open University Business School and Director at Dublin-based consultancy, Strategic Innovation Partners. 

Podcast: Engaging employees in lifelong learning

Access to skills is the number one issue currently for business leaders in Northern Ireland. That was one of the key messages to emerge from a recent Open University (OU) podcast, hosted by Laurence Knell, Associate Lecturer at The Open University’s triple-accredited Business School. Laurie was joined by three guests – Gordon Milligan, Deputy Chief Executive at the public transport organisation Translink, John D’Arcy, National Director at the OU in Ireland, and Dr Lynsey Quinn, Business Development Lead for the OU in Ireland