State of Language
SOUTH West Regional College is working towards creating a closer economic and cultural links between Northern Ireland and China thanks to its unique Mandarin Chinese language course. The Confucius Institute at the University of Ulster selected South West College as Northern Ireland’s only further education college to be awarded ‘Confucius Hub’ status for teaching the...
Baggage Firms Expansion Sees Workforce Double
LOCAL online retailer Uni Baggage, which transports student belongings to university, has doubled its workforce in preparation for its busiest trading period this month. Owner Paul Stewart, who established the company in 2009 while at university, is ramping up internal resources in order to service the 20,000 potential new students that travel outside Northern Ireland...
Drive to Put The Breaks on Young Road Deaths
A LOCAL insurance business has teamed up with a UK charity to up-skill young road-users. Autoline Insurance Group, is working with national road safety charity Brake to train young road safety ambassadors in Northern Ireland. Brake supports families bereaved through road crashes/ incidents and also works to help educate young people and young drivers on...
Funding For 100 Masters Courses to Fill Skills Gap
ADDITIONAL funding has been made available for Masters courses at the University of Ulster and Queen’s University Belfast. The University of Ulster has received 70 additional places, up to 40 of which, the University has indicated, will be allocated to a new MSc in Computational Intelligence at its Magee campus. The remaining places will enhance...
Funding For 100 Masters Courses to Fill Skills Gap
ADDITIONAL funding has been made available for Masters courses at the University of Ulster and Queen’s University Belfast. The University of Ulster has received 70 additional places, up to 40 of which, the University has indicated, will be allocated to a new MSc in Computational Intelligence at its Magee campus. The remaining places will enhance...
Report: SMEs Need Help To Improve Labour Relations
A NEW report on labour relations suggests using mediation within small and medium sized businesses as a way to avoid costly disputes. The report was welcomed by Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry as it investigates attitudes towards employment rights and relations responsibilities amongst SMEs in Northern Ireland. The DEL commissioned report examines attitudes...
New £1m Eco Centre Ready To Open Doors
A £1M-PLUS investment by the University of Ulster will grow Northern Ireland’s national and international skills base in renewable energy engineering. Its new Centre for Renewable Energy Engineering at the Magee campus will accept its first intake of 50 students this autumn. Director of the new centre is Dr Justin Quinn, whose background is...
InterTrade NI Sales And Marketing Positions
Don’t dismiss a career in sales and marketing – the sector is still going strong… 23 sales and marketing graduate opportunities available across the island with InterTradeIreland Many may think that thanks to the recession, the sales and marketing industry is lagging and doesn’t offer an attractive, prosperous career for bright graduates. However, this...
Skills project boosted by £1.5m fund
MORE than £1 million has been invested in a skills collaboration fund to create employment and learning opportunities. The £1.5m fund will focus both on employer-led projects and also on enhancing skills competitions such as Wordskills. The employer led element aims to create employment and learning opportunities, particularly for young people under 24 years, within...
Deanes Recruitment Open Day
As a continually expanding company DEANES now seeks to recruit highly motivated career-minded people to be part of the team. There are exciting opportunities for both Kitchen staff and Front of House. These positions will offer you the chance to achieve your own professional goals whilst gaining experience in our thriving business and earning very...