Students To Get Voice Heard Through Student Support Scheme
PUBLIC relations professional body CIPR Northern Ireland has created a new Student Ambassador role to support development of young communicators. University of Ulster communications student Jill Cunningham will fill the post which aims to provide a unique insight into Northern Ireland’s PR sector. Jill will represent the University of Ulster School of Communication student sector...
Belfast Charity Has 21 Reasons To Celebrate…
A BELFAST-based charity which has helped thousands of people towards employment and learning is celebrating its 21 anniversary this year. Springboard Opportunities Ltd works with communities across cultures, religions and borders and is best known for its Wider Horizons programme, which supports young unemployed adults from disadvantaged backgrounds. Angila Chada, executive director of Springboard Opportunities...
Awards Recognise Vital Work Of Cedar Foundation
EMPLOYMENT and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has described the work of a local charity as ‘vitally important’ in helping people with disabilities access work. He was attending a Celebration of Achievement event held by The Cedar Foundation. Funded by the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and the European Social Fund (ESF), its Vocational...
University scambles to 200th fusion project
The University of Ulster is celebrating a major milestone after helping 200 companies to become more innovative through a hugely successful cross-border knowledge transfer project. Clonarn Clover, a free range egg producing and packing company in Co Cavan, has become the 200th company from the Republic of Ireland to partner up with the University in...
Caterpillar to bring 200 jobs to west belfast
OVER 200 high quality shared service jobs will create employment and training opportunities in Belfast.. Caterpillar, a world leader in manufacturing equipment, are creating the new posts with support from Invest NI who have offered £1.275million towards the plan. The creation of the finance and human resources jobs in West Belfast have also been assisted...
Go north to canada
Canadian company McCloskey International Ltd are currently recruiting for their Canadian plant. Providing a complete solution for crushing, screening and recycling equipment the company are seeking out motivated and career driven individuals with a series of recruitment days. Based in Peterborough Ontario, Canada the company are looking for recruits within the areas of management, engineering,...
Grafton’s £1m digital investment
A £1m investment in digital technology is paying dividends for Ireland’s largest recruitment company. Since re-launching its website recently, Grafton Recruitment has seen a 15% uplift in traffic to the site. As a result the company is placing increasing importance on the power of Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn as a means of connecting top...
Bosses rise to challenge of youth unemployment
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has praised employers for rising to the challenge to provide work placements and opportunities to support unemployed young people. Speaking at a recent seminar on the theme of youth employment the Minister welcomed the response by employers who have answered his call to get involved in the Youth...
Train For Success
All Healthcare professionals are required to carry out regular basic training and Lucas Love Healthcare today announced that they will be offering all agency members FREE online training. Working in partnership with Safe2Care, Lucas Love Healthcare will be giving all current and new agency members the opportunity to grow and develop their career with the...
CIPR Appointment
GARY McKeown is the new Northern Ireland chair of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). With almost a decade’s experience in communications, Gary brings with him a record of leadership and innovation in the profession and is also the longest-serving member of the CIPR’s Northern Ireland Committee. He said:”I am delighted and honoured to...