Scheme Helps Young Jobless Net IT Skills
A new initiative will give 20 unemployed young people the opportunity to develop skills and further job prospects in the ICT sector. Employment and Learning Minister, Stephen Farry has praised the scheme – a partnership between Wholeschool Software in West Belfast and the Department for Employment and Learning – which will help young people gain...
Tayto bags 50 new staff with plan to expand
MORE than 50 new jobs are to be created thanks to a multi million pound investment plan. The Co Armagh crisp and snack company, Tayto Group Ltd, is committing nearly £6million in additional wages and salaries over the next five years. The firm currently employs 390 staff at its Tandgraee Castle and the new jobs...
Young chef scholarship is a recipe for success
Talented young chefs are being urged to apply for a prestigious hospitality scholarship. Award-winning chef James Devine has urged budding Northern Ireland chefs aged 17-20 to seize the opportunity of a lifetime by applying for the Le Cordon Bleu UK Scholarship Award. Applicants have until February 28 to apply for the prestigious scholarship. The scholarship...
Businesses Say Yes
THE Youth Employment Scheme is aiming to secure 1,000 placements for out of work young people by the end of March, according to Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry. Speaking at a recent business breakfast he praised employers for rising to the challenge to provide opportunities for young unemployed people. He said: “We have...
Revamp creates jobs
A SOUTH Belfast hotel will reopen next month after an investment of around £3.5m creating up to 10 new jobs. The four-star family-owned Malone Lodge Hotel is targeting the corporate, wedding and tourist market with the addition of an executive wing, a new 90-seater restaurant, underground car park and suite for civil marriage ceremonies. The...
Strong IT sector critical for our economic recovery: Shannon
NORTHERN Ireland’s ICT sector is critical to its economic recovery, according to Department for Employment and Learning Permanent Secretary Alan Shannon. He was addressing a recent ICT Industry Employability Day for employers and IT students. The event, organised by e-skills UK, was supported by over 25 leading IT employers throughout Northern Ireland and aimed...
Rewarding Excellence in HR Practice
THE search is on to find Northern Ireland’s top HR practitioners with the launch of the inaugural Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) NI Awards 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 to fly high thanks to £6m MSc fund
A NEW bursary fund will provide future work opportunities for up to 500 graduates and employees. The £6million UK-wide scheme will pay for the new graduates and employees to study Masters (MSc) level degrees in aerospace engineering. The bursary fund aims to support the up-skilling of current aerospace employees already qualified to graduate level, and...
Make Connections
ENTERPRISE Minister Arlene Foster believes people can develop their careers by joining professional bodies. She was speaking at a recent event to mark the tenth anniversary of Women in Business NI. Mrs Foster said: “Women in Business NI members recognise the value of making real business connections. It is essential that to continue to trade...
A Healthy CV
STEPHEN Martin, healthcare recruitment consultant, Lucas Love Healthcare, has received the Capita Achievement Award for his academic success. The award is open to all final year students at the University of Ulster studying BSc Hons in human resource management with Diploma in industrial studies but is given to the student with the best performance on...