Lab Apprenticeships with Norbrook & the SRC
SEVEN apprentices have been selected to take part in a collaboration between Norbrook Laboratories and Southern Regional College (SRC) which will see them complete a laboratory and science technician apprenticeship. Over the coming months, the apprentices will be vocationally trained in laboratory and associated technical activities. The next intake of apprentices will be Higher Apprenticeships...
Positive Steps in Healthcare Appointments
A SPECIALIST social care and nursing recruitment agency has been set up to place trained staff in a full range of health and social care posts in Northern Ireland. Positive People is creating two permanent posts within the new recruitment agency and 17 full-time equivalent posts, including support workers, nurses and allied health professionals. “We...
Jet2.com Honour
AIRLINE Jet2.com is celebrating its 10th anniversary at Belfast International Airport. The company, which employs over 70 people, also picked up the ‘Best Travel Inter-net Booking System; accolade at the recent Northern Ireland Travel &Tourism Awards. In 10 years it has transported over three million NI holidaymakers and this year it has added new ski...
Disability Vow
MINISTER for Employment and Learning Stephen Farry has pledged to support people with disabilities in the work-place. Speaking at an event in organised by the Equality Commission, he said: “We all have a responsibility to provide everyone with the opportunity and support to give them the best possible chance to avail of employment and other...
ICT Skills Issues
THE new ALIGN IT, the Automation, Learning, Innovation & Growth Network for IT, has been established, to address the skills issues faced by the ICT sector. Made up of representatives from industry, academia and the public sector, the overall goal of the ALIGN IT network is to develop Northern Ireland’s reputation as a world-class centre...
Applications Open for Ulster Bank Funding
AN initiative to support voluntary and community groups in areas of enter-prise, financial education and employment is now open to applications. The Ulster Bank 2014 Community Impact Rind of 2250,000, awards individual grants of £1,000 to 235,000 for projects in relation to enterprise creation, financial education and employability initiatives. Last year the inaugural fund, rim...
College is UK partner for Euro project
NORTH West Regional College (NWRC) is the joint lead partner of a European Union programme to accredit learning and skills development within the voluntary sector. Worth €400,890 (£330,000) and funded with the support of the Lifelong Learning Programme for the European Union, the Grundtvig ‘ValidVol’ programme is a partnership project involving organisations from Italy, Spain,...
Free Training For Students At AppCamp
ENTRY is now open for a popular free training course. The AppCamp®, hosted by the digital solutions company, Kainos, is a unique, free training event in which undergraduates in computing or related subjects are trained to develop apps for Apple iPhones or iPads by experienced software developers. The event has run in Belfast for the...
Paul bags new business
A young entrepreneur who turned his university business idea into a successful career is now growing his company and creating jobs. Paul Stewart from Belfast set up his first business, Uni Baggage in 2009 and has just launched his latest online venture, NIParcels.com. “We were able to take on additional staff a number of months...
Recruitment Show Seeks Nursing Staff
A MAJOR recruitment drive hoping to recruit hundreds of nurses visits Belfast next week. Over 25 nursing recruiters from around the UK are arriving in both Belfast and Dublin as part of the Skills4nurses 2014 Nursing and Midwifery Recruitment Shows. With thousands of opportunities on offer, from first-time jobs for students through to managerial positions,...