College branches out to support MBE recipient
SOUTH Eastern Regional College (SERC) recently held a special tree planting ceremony to mark the achievement of staff member Paula Philpott who was recognised with an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for her services to Further Education in Northern Ireland. Held at SERCs Holywood campus, the ceremony was attended by SERC staff...
Queen’s students selected for Washington programme
SIX students from Queen’s University, Belfast have been selected for the prestigious Washington Ireland Programme (WIP) 2017 to build the next generation of leaders across Northern Ireland and Ireland. They are among thirty students to be selected from hundreds of applicants for the twelve month leadership programme. The programme includes a two month placement in...
Students show vision during entrepreneurial challenge
BELFAST school pupils have wowed a panel of industry leaders with their smart money-making ideas. The business-focused SKILL! Programme, organised by Visionpath Education, invited 40 young year 10 pupils from Ashfield Girls’ High School and St. Joseph’s College to develop clever concepts under the mentorship of professionals from Allen & Overy and PwC. Now in...
Helping businesses get Brexit ready
ULSTER University Business School has launched a threestage programme of activity to help Northern Ireland businesses get Brexit ready. The initiative has begun with the launch of an online Brexit Business Survey to be co-ordinated over the next four weeks in conjunction with FSB. This will aim to identify businesses’ perceptions of Brexit taking into...
Construction Academy launched to meet skills shortages
A NEW National Construction Skills Academy (NCSA) has been launched to plug a major skills gap in the building sector. The NCSA will be based at Industry Training Services (ITS) in Portadown and will provide tuition across several trades including groundworks, joinery, bricklaying, plastering, tiling, structural steel erection and steel-fixing. It has been established following...
Fund for future film talent
EMERGING artists forging careers in the Northern Ireland movie industry can benefit from new support offered through a special fund to help with training courses in prosthetics, prop and hair design for film. Titanic Creative Management (TCM) launched The Movie House Cinemas Artist Fund during a unique sculpting course with Hollywood Creature Designer, Brian Wade....
Hospitality stars shine at awards event
THE finalists of this year’s Hospitality NI Awards have been officially announced at a reception in the Bullitt Hotel, Belfast. Formally known as the Janus Awards, the Institute of Hospitality NI Awards, annually recognises the most dedicated and passionate professionals working across Northern Ireland’s ever-expanding hospitality industry. Chairperson of the Institute of Hospitality NI Michael...
Shaw Academy and Nijobfinder partner to build skills sets
SHAW Academy the world’s largest live online educator and NIJobfinder have announced details of a partnership that will enable job seekers in Northern Ireland to upskill for free and enhance their career prospects. Nijobfinder users will now have the opportunity to receive a thirty- day free trial from Shaw Academy that will include a four-week...
Apprentices show off skills
MORE than 75 local construction apprentices gathered their tools to compete against each other in the annual Skillbuild NI National Finals. Skillbuild NI, now in its 40th year, is supported by the Department for the Economy and helps to assist with maintaining and raising the status and standards of professional and technical education and training....
New training scheme is launched for school leavers
LAW firm Allen & Overy has invited ambitious school leavers with an eye for detail to sign up for a unique scheme aimed at fast tracking talent onto its team of document specialists and checkers. The intensive six-month Document Services Training Programme is designed by A&O to develop the core skills and competencies for the...