ICT apprentices help identify emerging trends
TWELVE students have secured ICT apprenticeships. The new apprentices at Fujitsu have been appointed as part of the firm’s strategy to help boost the local technology talent pipeline and are part of the Department for the Economy’s IT and Telecoms Professional Apprenticeship Programme. Through the programme, the apprentices, who are studying at Belfast Metropolitan College...
Northern Ireland’s Premier Hospitality Event
THERE is still time to visit this year’s IFEX – Northern Ireland’s premier food, drink, retail and hospitality event. Taking place in the Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast until March 22 and with thousands of visitors expected to attend, it’s one of the most eagerly anticipated industry events of the year. Salon Culinaire is the heart...
Young people in Northern Ireland encouraged to consider a trade
AS part of National Apprenticeship Week young people in Northern Ireland are being urged to consider a career in the heating industry. OFTEC, the leading trade body for the domestic oil heating and cooking industry across Ireland, is urging young people to consider an apprenticeship or vocational training as the first step to career success....
Bridging the Gap
SOUTH Eastern Regional College (SERC), in collaboration with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), has launched a new programme designed to help shape the leaders of tomorrow. The new Bridging the Gap leadership and management programme has been launched to help tackle the well-documented leadership skills deficit in Northern Ireland. It is focused on building management...
Student success at hospitality and tourism awards
AN EVENTS Management graduate is celebrating after winning four top awards at the Ulster University Business School’s annual Hospitality and Tourism Awards. Catherine Jennings, who recently graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree in Leisure and Events Management, was presented with the Tourism NI Event Management Award, the Origin Digital Award, the Special Olympics Event Management...
New hospitality jobs at Belfast hotel
A TWO million pound investment at the Fitzwilliam Hotel, Belfast is to create 17 new hospitality jobs. Work has already begun to upgrade rooms and increase capacity at the five-star hotel’s Great Victoria Street premises and brings the total investment in the hotel since 2016 to £4million. This latest phase will see the existing bedrooms...
Seven quirky facts you didn’t know about Grand Central Hotel Belfast
WITH only four months until the opening of the Grand Central, Hastings Hotels has put together seven quirky facts about the construction of Northern Ireland’s largest hotel. Julie Hastings, Marketing Director of Hastings Hotels said: “The Grand Central Hotel represents the single biggest project that Hastings Hotels has ever undertaken. The construction process has been...
Inspiring conference to unlock potential
ONE of the world’s most respected communications experts is to speak in Belfast next month. Julian Treasure will be one of three keynote speakers at the CO3 conference at the La Mon Hotel House on March 1. His talk, How to Speak So That People Want to Listen, is in the top 10 TED talks...
Prepare your business for the impact of automation at the Future Of Work Summit
On Wednesday 28th February Catalyst Inc will hold their Future Of Work In NI Solutions Summit at Belfast Waterfront. The Solutions Summit offers a unique opportunity for SME leaders, startup founders, HR Managers and leaders in major corporations to explore how the perceived threat of automation offers a significant opportunity for business growth and...
Queen’s University Accommodation Jobs Open Day
Queen’s University Belfast will be opening two new City Centre Student Accommodation developments in September 2018. The new accommodation will house over 1,200 new students starting in 2018/2019. As part of the £70 million investment Queen’s is holding an Accommodation Jobs “Open Day” from 12.00pm – 8.00pm on Wednesday 10 January 2018, in the Great Hall,...