New facility to deliver customer engagement solutions
A NEW customer engagement centre has opened in Belfast. Global business services company, Concentrix has opened the purpose-built facility on the site of the old Maysfield Leisure Centre and it reflects the company’s continued commitment to outstanding facilities and exceptional customer engagement solutions for the world’s best brands. This centre of excellence also marks the...
Fertility clinic creates nine new jobs
THE expansion of a health, wellbeing and fertility clinic has created nine new jobs. The new larger premises on Belfast’s Lisburn Road will allow Logan Wellbeing and Medical to offer a wider range of treatments. Clinic Director Ruth Ellen Logan said: “The time and opportunity were just right to expand our offering in a different...
Twenty scholarships for new professional qualification
A NEW partnership between Ulster University (UU) Business School and PwC will see up to 20 students receive scholarships to complete an elite professional qualification. The UU Business School’s BSc Hons programme in Finance and Investment Management will now include professional qualifications awarded by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI). CISI is the...
Expert lineup up to inspire hospitality sector
NORTHERN Ireland’s hospitality conference, Hospitality Exchange, will bring together experts from the worlds of banking, economics, marketing, hospitality, tourism and global trend analysis in a two day conference. The event on October 17 and 18 in Belfast’s Crowne Plaza will feature a great lineup of inspirational speakers and top industry figures. Janice Gault, Chief Executive...
Investing in the engineering sector
A NEW initiative is aiming to address the skills in the engineering sector and help to develop a labour pool to support the local industry. South Eastern Regional College (SERC) has partnered with Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council and Lisburn-based employers Fabrite, Spence Engineering, Spanwall, KME Steelworks and Environmental Fabrications to recruit and train engineers...
Showcasing skills on a global stage
FOUR talented competitors from Northern Ireland will be competing for gold in the world’s largest vocational skills competition in Abu Dhabi this year as part of Team UK. WorldSkills 2017 sees young people from 77 member countries and regions travel to Abu Dhabi to compete in 51 skill competitions. Northern Ireland competitors Adam Ferguson, Cameron...
How could we inspire the next generation about their future careers?
Nowadays teenagers have so many educational choices to make, and with so much information available it can become hard to make the right decisions. Between picking school subjects, university and college choices and potential job paths, the process can become overwhelming. So, how can we guide the next generation? How can we help them make...
2017 Young Chartered Star Announced
A young accountant will represent Chartered Accountants Ireland at the ‘One Young World’ conference in Bogotá, Colombia, later this year after winning the ‘Young Chartered Star’ 2017 competition. Chartered Accountants Ireland congratulates Sinead Fox Hamilton ACA, who will represent the Institute at the prestigious international conference from 4 – 7 October 2017, along with other...
Mentoring scheme develops leadership skills in charity sector
THE Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland is launching a new mentoring scheme that will pair senior bank colleagues with top charities to help develop the skills of leaders in the third sector. The scheme comes after the grant making foundation discovered charities’ need for support is not just financial, but also in areas of leadership...
Discover who you could be, how to get there and find the job you love.
Discover who you could be, how to get there and find the job you love. Here’s how Skills NI might help. Skills Northern Ireland, an interactive and innovative two-day careers, jobs, skills and apprenticeship event for 14-19 year old students, parents and teachers, is a great way to help students make their future job and...