Top marks for Colleges
The excellence of Northern Ireland’s further education colleges has been recognised at a gala event in Parliamnent Buildings’ Long Gallery. It was organised to mark the growing number of key awards and acknowledgements being by the sector. Speaking at the recent event Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry said: “This is a celebration of...
Seminar focuses on youth wellbeing
The first in a series of training seminars to help improve the lives of children and young people in Northern Ireland has taken place at Queen’s University. Representatives from government, policy, integrated planning and academia are coming together to discuss the outcomes of the Ten Year Strategy for Children and Young People in Northern Ireland. The...
Spin yourself a top career in music
If you’ve always dreamt of being the next Fatboy Slim, Annie Mac or David Guetta but weren’t sure where to start, Bounce Education is here to help. Based in Londonderry with members hailing from London, New York, Paris, Ghana and Jamaica, it is a creative collective of arts facilitators in music, writing, design and photography...
Investment in skills was worth it for G4S
A security services company which invested in graduate management skills development has achieved a 30% growth in Northern Ireland. Tim Devine, head of management and leadership at the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL), recently met with Isobel Allison, HR manager of G4S, Northern Ireland to congratulate her on the successful completion of the Departments...
Jazzed-up healthy living message is hitting home
Action Cancer’s Health Action programme is reaching more children and young people than ever with its health living message. Nursery children right up to college students can now take part in the programme, which has already reached more than 420,000 children in Northern Ireland since 2003. And this number is set to rise as a result...
Long-term unemployed rev up for work at international bike meeting
The Relentless International North West 200 and its security company Select Security will provide jobs for 20 long term unemployed men and women during the road racing week. Belfast (NI) Select Management and Security Ltd have partnered with North Belfast based charity the Ashton Community Trust and have recruited a third of its staff required...
Partnership scheme’s £10k grant funding for construction skills training
CITB-ConstructionSkills NI are now working in direct partnership with federations and industry bodies to help fund demand-led training within the local construction industry. This scheme, formally titled Tier 2, is integrated as part of the already existing training grants scheme and is more proactive and flexible in working in partnership with the industry. There is £10,000...
College recycling firm leads the way
Turning waste products into a viable business sounds like a task set by Lord Sugar, but this is actually the challenge undertaken by a group of students from South Eastern Regional College who have recently set up their own recycling company. Bellisle Recycling has been established by five carpentry apprentices who secured funding from the...
Fund gives Credit where it’s due in the classroom
Northern Ireland’s largest teacher education colleges haved joined forces to launch a major professional development programme in Belfast. Developed by Stranmillis University College and St Mary’s University College, Classrooms Re-imagined: Education in Diversity and Inclusion for Teachers (CREDIT) will enable educators to play a proactive role in leading community relations and community cohesion from the...
Finance firm goes from strength to strength whilst aiding local growth
A Northern Ireland commercial finance company is helping grow local employment thanks to a £4.5m funding injection. Keys Commercial Finance Ltd announced today that in its first eight months of trading it has supported more than 20 local businesses within the SME sector. The company has also secured a further £20m in funding for large...