The
Department for Employment and Learning (
DEL), (;
Ulster Scots:
Depairtment for Employ an Learnin), is a
devolved Northern Ireland government department in the
Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister for Employment and Learning. The department was initially known as the
Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment (
DHFETE), between 1999 and 2001.