Top Law Award
A UNIVERSITY of Ulster student has been awarded the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Prize for the best dissertation submitted in 2012. Ruby Moshenska, a student on the LLM in human rights law and transitional justice programme at the Transitional Justice Institute (TJI) was honoured for her study into the political and symbolic significance of...
Budding chef gets sweet taste of success after landing coveted job at top restaurant
AN aspiring chef from Co Down has taken his first steps on the ladder of fine dining thanks to impressive exam results. South Eastern Regional College student chef Ciaran Taggart from Castlewellan achieved an impressive five distinction stars in his level two Professional Cookery at the South Eastern Regional College and has secured a job...
Skills are the key to empowering workforce, says Minister
SKILLING up the workforce must be at the centre of any drive to capitalise on opportunities during Derry’s City of Culture year in 2013, according to Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry. He was addressing delegates at the fifth Golden Bridges Conference in Boston where the theme centred around ‘Community, Culture and Commerce’ and...
Ambitious family kitchen firm creates 23 new jobs
A NORTH Antrim kitchen manufacturer is creating 23 news jobs with the aim of doubling its turnover in three years. Rasharkin-based company Woodland Kitchens is investing almost three-quarters of a million pounds in its 65,000sqft facility, with InvestNI coming in with £130,000. The company designs and manufactures a range of cabinets for the kitchen, bedroom...
£900k boost for Queen’s engineers
QUEEN’S University has been awarded £900,000 to help turn science into jobs. The money, awarded by the Business Secretary, Vince Cable, will boost the Northern Ireland engineering sector by helping the university create more successful companies, grow industrial collaboration and foster entrepreneurship. It is part of a £60m total investment spread across 31 UK universities...
£200M for Queen’s University
Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry, has commended Queen’s University, Belfast (QUB) on their success in the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) which he hopes will lead to more high quality research posts. Welcoming the additional £200m funding recently provided by the UK Government to this scheme, the Minister said: “The success of...
Tourism jobs boost
NI Tourist Board estimates that new tourism capital projects will support over 450 construction jobs in the short term. The jobs will result from an extra £5.7million which has been announced to develop tourism which had not previously progressed because of budgetary constraints. The money is part of a new £200million Economy and Jobs initiative...
Patrick aims to be cut above the rest at finals
A Belfast hairdressing student is this week competing in the finals of the Worldskills UK Intermediate Hairdressing competition which will take place at the NEC in Birmingham. Patrick McCartan, a mature NVQ Level 3 student in women’s hairdressing at Belfast Metropolitan College’s Whiterock Campus will compete against 15 other finalists in the three-day event which...
Research key to economic development says Farry
Robust evidence from sound research is vital to underpin economic development and potential job creation, according to Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry. Speaking at the launch of his department’s Implementation Plan and a report into evaluating research into economic growth, he said a multi-disciplinary approach was crucial to engage business leaders, policy makers...
Jobs boost as Lisburn secures training centre
A new state of the art training centre is set to boost job opportunities and career development in Northern Ireland’s security industry. Tavcom Training and Technical Consultancy, the UK’s leading security systems training company, has joined forces with Northern Ireland’s biggest independently owned security service provider Mercury Security Management Ltd to launch the technical training...