The FSSC provides strategic leadership for education, training and skills development for the financial services and accountancy industries across the UK. Dympna will be responsible for working with financial services employers and their professional bodies to identify current and future skills needs for the sector. She will collaborate with a number of key stakeholders on skills solutions, including the Department for Employment and Learning, Invest Northern Ireland, Careers Service NI, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, and The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils for Northern Ireland.
FSSC Chairman Roy Leighton, who also chairs Northern Ireland's Financial Services Future Skills Action Group, said. "In spite of the downturn, it's all systems go for the FSSC in Northern Ireland. Later this month, the FSSC will host a Skills Summit in Belfast, outlining the findings of the Sector Skills Agreement for Northern Ireland, which will reshape future skills provision in our industry. We're also launching our new online Careers Service, Directions, in Northern Ireland, so Dympna has arrived at the perfect time to lead a revitalised programme. This appointment completes the FSSC team in the four nations of the United Kingdom, and we are fully equipped to face the current challenges of the financial services industry."
