AQW 1176/17-22 Written question to the Minister for the Economy
To ask the Minister for the Economy what discussions she proposes to have with the Minister of Health to establish the Open University as a provider of Social Work degrees with registration in Northern Ireland.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 29 January 2020
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 29 January 2020
- Answer due by
- 13 February 2020
- Answered
- 17 February 202019 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for the Economy
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department provides funding and sets the strategic direction for the higher education sector. However, policy and funding decisions regarding social work degrees fall within the remit of the Department of Health. Any decision regarding establishing the Open University as a provider of social work degrees with registration in Northern Ireland is one for the Health Minister.