New Links For UU
TRANSLINK Group chief executive Catherine Mason has been appointed a Visiting Professor at the University of Ulster. She has been appointed by the School of the Built Environment and will be passing on to students her expertise in tackling public transport challenges and growing and developing passenger transport. Catherine has held the Translink post since...
SERC’s Golden Girl
SERC student Wendi Magee has won a gold medal in reflexology at the 2012 Worldskills competition. She was part of a successful team which competed recently at the event in Birmingham, securing a medal haul including two golds and a bronze. It proved a double success for SERC’s reflexology team at the competition, with Wendi...
Maths Skills All Add Up To Broadening Job Options
AN innovative initiative has been highlighting the importance for the workforce and the economy of up-skilling in maths. Invest Northern Ireland recently joined with Queen’s University Belfast to host the Focus On Maths: From School To Work event for representatives from business and academia along with principals and maths teachers from around Northern Ireland. The...
Training Key To Success, Says Award Winner
TRAINING is the key to career success, according to the winner of the first-ever Catherine McCloskey Award for Outstanding Contribution. The inaugural award, which was made recently by high street insurance retailer Open + Direct at a gala awards ceremony, went to area manager Jennifer Crossnan. Jennifer, who was recognised for her commitment to her...
O’Dowd: Good Careers Advice Is Vital
ENSURING that young people are aware of the wide range of career paths open to them is more important than ever before. That was the message from Education Minister, John O’Dowd, as he addressed the annual conference of the NI Schools and Colleges Careers Association (NISCA). NISCA is a voluntary organisation that brings together teaching...
Met’s US Visitors
A US STATE delegation has visited Belfast Metropolitan College’s e3 building in Springvale to investigate foreign direct investment opportunities. The visit to the e3 facility (enterprise, employability and economic development) included a presentation from the further education sector providing an overview of business support for foreign direct investment which included the Employer Support Programme and...
Gaming Firm To Create 10 Jobs With Big Apple Launch
AN innovative Belfast based gaming company is aiming to create 10 new jobs following the lauch of its product in the US. Gogamingo is an innovative gaming platform founded by technology entrepreneur Aaron Taylor and software developer Martin Scott. Invest NI has offered £140,000 to help the firm develop its technology and target customers in...
Plan Packs In Plenty Of Skills For Construction
NORTHERN Ireland’s construction sector is leading the way by producing a tailored learning resource packs to increase employability in the building trade. CITB-ConstructionSkills NI have been working with local Essential Skills, numeracy, literacy and ICT tutors to launch the packs specifically for construction students and those already working in the industry. Speaking at the resource...
Technology Firm Creates 100 New Jobs
THE Northern Ireland jobs’ market received a boost this week with the announcement of 100 new jobs in Belfast. The creation of the high quality software development jobs at Concentrix Technologies was announced by Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster Part of the international SYNNEX Corporation, Concentrix Technologies is a leader in the provision of advanced customer...
£1.8m to help universities’ EU research
NEW jobs are being created as part of a £1.8m funding scheme towards research and development in Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Ulster. The DEL-DETI Higher Education EU Support Fund is aimed at helping organisations and businesses secure more funding from the EU for international research and development projects. The funding is designed...