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...
400 Share Skills
A Technology at Work conference has enabled almost 400 Northern Ireland business people share skills and learning. Organised by Invest Northern Ireland the organisation’s chairman, Mark Ennis, said: “Companies need to put innovation at the heart of the business because it is essential to growth and economic success. “Many companies are already innovating successfully and...
UU’s Internet Links
An innovative cross border educational programme involving academics from the University of Ulster is having a major impact at home and abroad. The Dissolving Boundaries programme, which was launched in 1999 by the School of Education on the Coleraine campus in association with counterparts in NUI Maynooth, uses technology such as video-conferencing and a secure...
Fund Opens Doors
Belfast business Slidingbifolds looks set to grow its workforce thanks to help from Invest NI. The business, set up less than two years ago in Castlereagh by Gareth Presley, specialises in the manufacture and installation of bespoke timber and aluminium bi-folding and sliding doors and window systems. Slidingbifolds has received £49,000 of support under Invest...
Effective Partnerships Help Our Young Jobless: Farry
Effective partnerships are helping unemployed young people in Co Antrim get back into the labour force, according to a local councillor. Larne Mayor Councillor Geraldine Mulvenna was speaking at the launch of the Larne Jobs and Opportunities fair recently. She said: “This fair is about helping local people find new employment and training opportunities. The...
Scholarship Scheme Seeks Top Students
A Scholarship scheme will open up future career opportunities for more than 20 students. The All Ireland Scholarships for 2013 now in its fifth year, provides financial assistance to top-performing students from low income households who intend to take up a full-time undergraduate course in the coming autumn. The value of each scholarship is £5,500...
CIPD NI Awards
The search is on to find Northern Ireland’s top HR practitioners with entries now open for the inaugural Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) NI Awards. Nijobfinder is proud media partner for the awards which will be presented in eight separate categories each recognizing the contribution individuals and teams working in the HR discipline have...
Businesses Get Networking To Develop ICT Skills
A Leading educationalist has welcomed the FE sector’s partnership with Northern Ireland SMEs to help drive ICT projects. SERC principal and chief executive Ken Webb was speaking at a recent InnovateUs initiative. This new programme will allow funding to be made available for SME’s to invest in ICT projects. Said Mr Webb: “This project is...
Primary Schools Tap Into Latest Technology
The pupils are taking over the classroom, thanks to an initiative from the University of Ulster’s School of Education. Over 50 primary school children recently showcased their IT skills to staff and student teachers at the UU using the latest mobile technologies. The event is part of a widening access initiative designed to raise children’s...