Invest NI

Invest Northern Ireland (Invest NI) is Northern Ireland’s regional economic development agency. It supports business growth and inward investment, promotes innovation, research and development and in-company training, encourages exports and supports local economic development and company start up.

Department for Communities

The department has strategic responsibility for equality, anti-poverty, sports, arts and culture, languages, finding employment, historic environment, housing, regeneration, benefits and pensions, community and voluntary sector development, social legislation and child support.

Controlled Schools’ Support Council

The CSSC works on behalf of schools and the wider controlled education sector to enhance the quality of education provision. It focuses on advocacy – on behalf of individual schools and the wider controlled sector; ethos – to develop and maintain the ethos of the controlled sector; governance – to support the Education Authority regarding the appointment and training of governors; raising standards – to assist schools to further raise levels of achievement; and schools’ estate –to look at development plans for changes to school provision

Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA)

DVA is responsible for licensing and testing vehicles and drivers in Northern Ireland. Their aim is to deliver improved road safety and better regulation of the transport sector. Responsibilities include driver licensing, vehicle and driver testing, responsibility for those who drive for a living and roadside enforcement.

Northern Ireland Water

Northern Ireland Water is a Government Owned Company (GoCo), set up in April 2007 to provide the water and sewerage services in Northern Ireland.