Skillnet Ireland is a business support agency of the Government of Ireland, dedicated to maximising
Location: Ireland, Leinster, Sandyford
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +353 1 291 6600
Total raised: $63.39M
Founded date: 1999
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 08.10.2025 | - | $63.39M | - |
Mentions in press and media 20
| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.10.2025 | Skillnet Ireland to recieve a total of €54.2m in funding from Budget 2026 | Skillnet Ireland, the national agency responsible for advancing workforce development, will receive a total of €54.2m in exchequer funding under Budget 2026 to deliver skills supports to Irish businesses. This allocation will be enhanced by... |
| 03.10.2024 | Skillnet Ireland welcomes 22% funding increase from Budget 2025 | Skillnet Ireland, the national talent development agency for businesses, has welcomed the government's decision to increases its annual budget by 22% in Budget 2025. Next year, the agency will receive Exchequer funding totalling €63m throug... |
| 03.04.2024 | 60% of businesses in Ireland need upskilling in digitalisation and sustainability | New research from Skillnet Ireland has revealed that over 60% of businesses in Ireland stated their workforce will need upskilling in the areas of digitalisation and sustainability, to navigate complex modern challenges and remain competiti... |
| 10.10.2022 | Skillnet and UL launch climate action 'micro credentials' | Skillnet Ireland, the state business support agency for competitiveness, productivity and innovation, and the University of Limerick (UL) have launched Ireland's first enterprise-led micro credential programmes dedicated to climate action. ... |
| 21.09.2022 | Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet and Iasa Global Form Strategic Partnership | Dave Feenan Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet and Iasa Global Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet and Iasa Global plan to expand the partnership through 2023 and beyond to incorporate community activities, events and programs. We welcome this ann... |
| 20.09.2022 | Tech SMEs encouraged to apply to the Innovation Exchange | The Innovation Exchange has put out a call for innovative technology scale-up companies to join the programme, which is designed to accelerate digital transformation for large multinational businesses by connecting them with indigenous SMEs... |
| 11.09.2022 | Skillnet Ireland launches 'Think Talent' campaign | Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris has joined with Skillnet Ireland to launch its ‘Think Talent’ campaign. The campaign encourages companies to explore how talent development can delive... |
| 06.07.2022 | Skillnet Ireland programmes engage c.20,000 SMEs | Skillnet Ireland invested €60m in upskilling programmes last year, supporting 22,500 companies and 86,500 individuals in total, according to the agency's 2021 annual report Of the businesses backed by Skillnet, 93% were SMEs and 1,100 were ... |
| 16.03.2021 | MentorsWork Tool Identifies Skills Gaps | Skillnet Ireland and the Small Firms Association have announced the expansion of MentorsWork, an initiative aimed at helping SME owner-managers. A new addition is the MentorsWork Competency Assessment, an online diagnostic tool to assist bu... |
| 25.02.2021 | Demand For Designers Doubled In Five Years | A report on the state of design in Ireland has highlighted a rapidly-growing sector and underlines that there’s urgent demand for designers and design skills in every field. The report from Design Skillnet, part of Skillnet Ireland, shows a... |
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