The System Performance Framework 2018-2020 sets out a range of objectives to which the system is required to respond and these are set out in the following policy documents:

Policy Document Web Link
National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 https://hea.ie/assets/uploads/2017/06/National-Strategy-for-Higher-Education-2030.pdf
The Action Plan for Education 2016 – 2019 https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Corporate-Reports/Strategy-Statement/action-plan-for-education-2018.pdf
National Skills Strategy 2025 https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Policy Reports/pub_national_skills_strategy_2025.pdf
Innovation 2020 https://dbei.gov.ie/en/Publications/Publication-files/Innovation-2020.pdf
Investing in National Ambition: A Strategy for Funding Higher Education https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Policy-Reports/Investing-in-National-Ambition-A-Strategy-for-Funding-Higher-Education.pdf
National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education 2015 -2019 https://hea.ie/assets/uploads/2017/04/national_plan_for_equity_of_access_to_higher_education_2015-2019_single_page_version_01.pdf
Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship in Ireland http://www.solas.ie/SolasPdfLibrary/ActionPlanDec16.pdf

 
Irish Educated, Globally Connected https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Policy-Reports/International-Education-Strategy-For-Ireland-2016-2020.pdf
Enterprise 2025 https://dbei.gov.ie/en/Publications/Publication-files/Enterprise-2025-Background-Report.pdf
National Policy Statement on Entrepreneurship https://dbei.gov.ie/en/Publications/Publication-files/Policy-Statement-Entrepreneurship-in-Ireland.pdf
Foreign Languages Strategy https://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Information/Curriculum-and-Syllabus/Foreign-Languages-Strategy/fls_languages_connect_strategy.pdf
National Review of Gender Equality in Irish Higher Education Institutions https://hea.ie/assets/uploads/2017/04/hea_review_of_gender_equality_in_irish_higher_education.pdf

 
Ireland 2040 National Planning Framework http://npf.ie/wp-content/uploads/Project-Ireland-2040-NPF.pdf
National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Education-Reports/National-Strategy-on-Education-for-Sustainable-Development-in-Ireland-2014-2020.pdf