£400 For Students
ELEVEN University of Ulster housing management students have each been awarded bursaries of £400 by a north Belfast housing association. Newington Housing Association (NHA) is working in partnership with Newington Credit Union which has been operating a similar scheme for seven years, involving 10 bursaries of up to £400 a year for three years to students in further education. NHA operations manager Anthony Kerr said his organisation was now...
Food Industry Hungry For Growth
NORTHERN Ireland’s food and drink industry employs 20,000 people – and is growing, according to Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster. She was speaking at a special Celebration of Success organised by Invest Northern Ireland recently for winners of Great Taste and Irish Food Awards. Commenting on how important the food and drink sector is to the...
Jobs Boost For Mid-Ulster As Fund Creates 550 Posts
INVEST Northern Ireland’s Jobs Fund in Mid-Ulster is creating over 550 jobs, according to Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster. Addressing the Magherafelt Chamber of Commerce at their Business Breakfast she said funding had been awarded to the Enterprising Magherafelt programme to boost innovation, competitiveness and ultimately create employment. “The Jobs Fund was launched in April 2011...
Skills Academy Launches In Northern Ireland
A NEW National Skills Academy has launched in Northern Ireland to service the creative and cultural sectors. Simon Perryman, executive director, UK Commission for Employment and Skills said the academy would ensure employer-driven services were in place to help boost funding for the sectors. “The UK Commission for Employment and Skills is pleased to be...
Thousands To Be Helped Improve Skills
MORE than 4,600 people could benefit through skills training and employability following the Executive’s announcement of a £200million Economy and Jobs initiative. The new measures to support people, businesses and investment have been met with support by ministers. First Minister Peter Robinson said: “I am pleased that we are able to announce this package which...
Unique Legal Aid
A new software has been launched which will help self-employed barristers automate their administration and financial activities, including billing and the maintenance of financial information. Invest NI has helped OMG Software in Belfast develop the innovative software, Briefed, for key legal services in the UK, Ireland and further afield. The company, formed last year by...
New Firmus Posts
Firmus energy has made a number of new appointments. Paul Stanfield has been appointed head of sales and will develop the company’s commercial, industrial and domestic customer bases in Northern Ireland. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the Northern Ireland energy market and joined firmus energy in 2009 as a key account manager...
Tyrone Meat Exporter Plans Major Expansion
A Co Tyrone company is creating 18 new jobs and aims to triple exports by 2014, thanks to pubic and private sector investment. Triple Eight Proteins in Ballygawley is expanding with the aim of growing exports of pork and poultry products. The company, a subsidiary of Food-Bridge Ltd — a Cork meat exporting company with...
Help Teachers to Develop
Teachers have given a guarded welcome to the Education Minister’s proposals to improve professional development opportunities. John O’Dowd was speaking as he outlined the next steps in his drive to raise educational standards which he said would focus on teaching and leadership in schools. Avril Hall Callaghan, General Secretary of the Ulster Teachers’ Union and...
Nijobfinder.co.uk Wins ‘Best Regional Job Board’ In UK
THE nijobfinder website – www.nijobfinder.co.uk – has won best regional job site at the National Online Recruitment Awards (NORA). The awards, held in London last night (November, 7) acknowledge and reward excellence in online recruitment practice from the perspective of jobseekers themselves. Now one of the most mature online industry sectors, recruitment websites have been...