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Department for the Economy public appointments
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Information on Public Appointments
DfE current vacancies
Public Appointment – Northern Regional College – Governing Body Members Competition
Why apply for a public appointment?
In this video, Sheila McClelland explains how she developed her skills further by applying for a public appointment.
The benefits of a public appointment
In this video, Frank Bryan (former chair of Belfast Metropolitan College) discusses the many personal benefits associated with public appointments.
For more information on the role of a public appointee, please see the following article by Marie Mallon, former chairperson of the Labour Relations Agency:
Profile of Marie Mallon, chairperson of Labour Relations Agency
Public bodies sponsored by DfE
The department sponsors a number of public bodies. Appointments to these bodies are made by the Minister for the Economy.
Regulated appointments – appointments within the remit of the Commissioner for Public Appointments for NI (CPANI)
Information on the role of CPANI is on its
CPANI website
Public body
Web link
Board information
The Certification Officer for Northern Ireland
NI Certification Officer website
NICO website
Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland
CITB website
CITB board
Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
Consumer Council website
Consumer Council board information
The Governing Bodies of Northern Ireland's six colleges of further education
FE colleges information on nidirect
South Eastern Regional College
South West College
North West Regional College
Northern Regional College
Southern Regional College
Belfast Metropolitan College
The Health & Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
HSE NI website
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland
InvestNI website
Invest Northern Ireland
The Labour Relations Agency
LRA website
Labour Relations Agency
Northern Ireland Screen
NI Screen website
NI Screen board
St. Mary's College
St Mary's College website
St. Mary's College board
Stranmillis College
Stranmillis College website
Stranmillis College
Tourism Northern Ireland
TourismNI website
TNI board information
Appointments within the spirit of the CPANI Code (Unregulated)
Public body
Web link
Re-instatement Committee for Reserve Forces in Civil Employment
No website
The Industrial Court
The Industrial Court website
Office of the Industrial Tribunals and The Fair Employment Tribunals
OITFET website
Northern Ireland Skills Council
Northern Ireland Skills Council
Becoming a public appointee
You can find out more about becoming a public appointee including information on the application and interview process on the nidirect website.
Public appointments - nidirect website
Current vacancies
Public Appointment – Northern Regional College – Governing Body Members Competition
Public Appointments - Artificial Intelligence and Recruitment
Guidance on the use of AI for public appointment applications
Upcoming vacancies
The “All Aboard” newsletter published by the Executive Office (TEO) provides an overview of public appointments coming up over the next six months across the whole of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
Public Appointments including "All Aboard" - TEO website
Recent appointments and competitions
The table below shows appointments made and competitions launched in the past two years.
Date
Appointments/competitions
13 April 2026
Minister appoints interim members to the Northern Regional College governing body
2 April 2026
Economy Minister announces five Invest NI Board appointments
9 March 2026
Archibald reappoints Chair of the Stranmillis University College board of governors
23 February 2026
Archibald reappoints members to the governing bodies of five further education colleges
6 October 2025
Archibald reappoints member to the governing body of South Eastern Regional College
12 September 2025
Minister appoints Interim Governing Body Chair to Northern Regional College
24 July 2025
Archibald announces appointments to the board of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
21 July 2025
Archibald announces reappointments to board of Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland (CITBNI)
21 July 2025
Re-appointments to the board of Invest Northern Ireland
17 June 2025
Minister announces reappointment of Chair to the Board of Tourism NI
11 June 2025
Minister appoints governing body Chairs to Belfast Metropolitan College and North West Regional College
28 May 2025
Minister appoints new member to the governing body of South Eastern Regional College
7 April 2025
Minister Archibald announces reappointments to board of Construction Industy Training Board Northern Ireland
1 April 2025
Minister reappoints member to the Labour Relations Agency board
24 March 2025
Minister appoints new members to St Mary’s University College governing body
24 February 2025
Minister Archibald announces appointments to Board of Northern Ireland Screen
16 January 2025
Competition launched to appoint governing body Chairs for Belfast Metropolitan College and North West Regional College
12 December 2024
Search begins for new board members for the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
9 December 2024
Appointment and reappointment of members to the Governing Body of South Eastern Regional College
15 October 2024
Minister Murphy reappoints members to the board of NI Screen
4 September 2024
Re-appointment of Chair and four members to the Labour Relations Agency Board
22 July 2024
Murphy reappoints members to the board of Stranmillis University College
28 June 2024
Minister appoints members to South Eastern Regional College Governing Body
27 June 2024
Economy Minister announces appointments to the Board of the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
26 June 2024
Appointment of new Chair to the Board of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland
1 February 2024
SERC appointment of three new governing body members
1 February 2024
Public appointment of new Chair of Invest Northern Ireland
12 December 2023
Secretary of State announces appointment of three members to the Board of Tourism Northern Ireland
28 November 2023
Reappointment to the board of Northern Ireland Screen
4 October 2023
Reappointment of members to board of Stranmillis University College
4 October 2023
The Secretary of State announces four new appointments to the Labour Relations Agency
21 September 2023
Temporary governing body chair appointed at Belfast Metropolitan College
11 September 2023
Secretary of State announces appointment of five members to the Board of Tourism Northern Ireland
1 August 2023
Appointment of governing body member to Belfast Metropolitan College
11 July 2023
Appointment of governing body members to five further education colleges
27 June 2023
New Chair and members appointed to Northern Ireland Skills Council
24 May 2023
Extension to the term of Northern Ireland Screen board member
4 May 2023
Industrial Court appointments announced
28 April 2023
New members appointed to board of Stranmillis University College
20 April 2023
Reappointments to the Board of Invest NI
27 February 2023
Appointment of Interim Chair to the Board of Invest NI
8 November 2022
New members appointed to the SEM Committee
19 October 2022
Lyons appoints Governing Body members to FE colleges
05 August 2022
Lyons announces appointments to board of Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland
28 July 2022
Lyons announces Invest NI Board appointments
18 July 2022
New Chair of Tourism NI
4 July 2022
Lyons appoints Governing Body Chairs at further education colleges
20 June 2022
Lyons appoints new Certification Officer for Northern Ireland
17 June 2022
Lyons appoints temporary Governing Body Chair at North West Regional College
14 June 2022
Lyons announces public body extension at Stranmillis University College
31 March 2022
New board member appointed to the Labour Relations Agency
30 March 2022
Reappointments to the board of Northern Ireland Screen
8 February 2022
Lyons announces new Chair to Northern Ireland Screen
28 January 2022
Economy Minister announces public appointment extensions
24 January 2022
Lyons appoints governing body members to five further education colleges
5 January 2022
Appointment of Chairperson to the Governing Body of Stranmillis University College
16 September 2021
Competition to appoint a new Chairperson to Stranmillis University College Governing Body
26 August 2021
Public appointment competition for Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland board members
Privacy notice
How we handle personal information is set out in our privacy notice:
Privacy notice - Public Appointments
Complaints procedure
The Public Appointments Unit (PAU) within the Department for Economy is committed
to the principles of public appointments as set out in the Commissioner for Public Appointments (CPANI) code of Practice.
Public Appointments Unit - Complaints procedure
Contact the DfE Public Appointments Unit
The department has a dedicated Public Appointments Unit which co-ordinates the public appointments process. For general queries or to register your interest in upcoming vacancies visit our contact page:
Public Appointments contacts
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