Partnership to boost green businesses
A collaboration between South West College and Queen’s University Belfast will enable local firms to become more competitive in the renewable energy sector and increase employment opportunities. The environmental research and innovation partnership is an agreement between the College’s InnoTech Centre and the QUESTOR Centre at Queen’s and will focus on Energy from Biomass with...
Boosting skills proves vital in the workplace
Essential skills courses open up opportunities in the work place and increase employability. That was the message at this year’s annual Essential Skills awards ceremony. Congratulating the winners, Employment and Learning Minister, Stephen Farry, said: “The success stories of today’ winners serve as an inspiration to anyone wishing to improve their Essential Skills as a...
Carers Campaign
FOLLOWING the success of 30 Nurses in 30 Days, Lucas Love Healthcare has launched its latest campaign aimed at recruiting 40 Carers in 40 days. The agency offers healthcare professionals excellent rates of pay and paid holidays, flexible working hours, free uniforms, free innovative online training as well as support and guidance. In addition to...
Firms Go Above And Beyond To Invest in Their People
TWENTY-nine businesses from across Northern Ireland are celebrating additional accreditation at gold, silver and bronze levels against the prestigious Investors in People (IiP) framework. Dr Stephen Farry, Minister for Employment and Learning, congratulated the organisations that received the business award at a celebration event held in Belfast Castle. The minister said: “This is indeed a...
Scheme Aims To Help Launch Future Careers
EMPLOYMENT and Learning minister Stephen Farry has praised an initiative aimed at encouraging young people into the world of aerospace, engineering and science and on to future careers in the industry. Presenting the awards at the regional final of the UK Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge, the minister said: “Inspiring our young people to be excited...
Bespoke Training
SIX Engineers from one of the world’s largest automotive component manufacturers, Montupet, have completed a bespoke electrical engineering training course delivered by SERC. Working in partnership with the engineering team at Montupet the college designed and delivered a bespoke Level 1 apprenticeship in electrical engineering aimed at improving self-sufficiency in job assessment and up-skilling existing...
University of Ulster is recognised
University of Ulster research excellence in the area of education, conflict and international development has been recognised by UNESCO. The UNESCO chair in Education for Pluralism, Human Rights and Democracy – the only UNESCO chair in Northern Ireland – held by Professor Alan Smith in the School of Education on the university’s Coleraine campus, has...
Seminar shows how young women mean business
Maximising the participation of women within the workplace is essential for the future growth of our economy, that was the message to delegates at the recent Women Into Business event. Delivered by the business network Women in Business NI, the Get Ready to Get Ahead seminar was aimed at helping young women in Northern Ireland...
HR professionals urged to apply for top awards
Human resource professionals are being urged to put themselves forward for the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) NI Awards before the March 29 deadline. The Awards which are aimed at celebrating excellence in local HR practice, will recognize initiatives that have transformed business and organizational performance as well as the contribution individuals and teams...
Students on course to be future leaders
A Prestigious student membership scheme will increase employability and provide upskilling opportunities for over 200 students. For the first time in its 100 years of existence the Institute of Directors (IoD) has opened up its membership to young directors of the future. More than 200 under and post graduates students from the Ulster Business School...