Skills camp encourages future entrepreneurs
SOME of the best young business minds from across the island of Ireland have been put through their paces at the BT Young Scientist Business Bootcamp. Now in its 8th year, the four-day bootcamp saw 30 students – including two pupils from Loreto College Coleraine – participate in a mentoring and skills programme to help...
New fellowship in Heaney’s honour
A NEW Children’s Writing Fellow is to be appointed at Queen’s University Belfast in memory of Seamus Heaney and his contribution to literature. Developed by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Queen’s University Belfast, and supported also by National Lottery funding, this is one of a number of projects created to ensure the legacy...
LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES TO CIPD NI AWARDS 2017
A final call for entries to Northern Ireland’s premier awards for HR professionals was issued today. CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, has also extended the deadline for entries to its prestigious annual awards – from March 20 until March 27. The accolades will be presented to teams, individuals and organisations across...
Top interview award for accounting student
AN ACCOUNTANCY student has out scored over 80 of her peers to win the BDO interview award. Organised by the Business School and the University’s Careers/Employability Unit with support from BDO Northern Ireland, the Award process comprised interview skill training provided by BDO senior staff as well as a series of mock interviews undertaken by...
Lisburn lady honoured for service
AFTER 44 years of service Sodexo’s longest serving employee in Ireland has retired. At the time of her retirement Roberta Flynn, from Lisburn, was the temporary staffing solutions manager and based in the Belfast office though she originally joined the company in 1972 as a part-time assistant cook in the staff restaurant. In 1977, she...
Health service for college students
A YOUTH health service will offer free, tailored, impartial advice on a range of topics to anyone under the age of 25 at the South Eastern Regional College (SERC) Campuses. The initiative is a result of a partnership between SERC and the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (SEHSCT). The two organisations signed a...
Legal education for school pupils
A NEW partnership between a school and law firm is giving young people a chance to see how the law affects social media and their everyday lives. Organised by the Citizenship Foundation’s Lawyers in Schools Programme, the practical initiative, involving Hazelwood Integrated College and Allen & Overy, is designed to develop Year 9-10 pupils’ understanding...
Call for entries to CIPD NI Awards 2017
HR PROFESSIONALS across Northern Ireland are being urged to enter awards which celebrate excellence within the industry here. The CIPD Northern Ireland Awards 2017 will be presented to teams, individuals and organisations across 10 categories. The categories for 2017 include the addition of a new award for the Best Change Management Initiative. Other categories include:...
Future hospitality stars shine at student awards
HOSPITALITY students from across Northern Ireland recently gathered for the second NI Regional Colleges Hospitality Student of the Year competition. At the event, supported by Bunzl McLaughlin, Northern Ireland Hotels Federation and Dillon Bass, students from Belfast Met, North West Regional College, South West College, South East Regional College and Southern Regional College competed to...
Call for firms to help employees manage financial concerns
A NEW survey has revealed a quarter of people are suffering with money problems so substantial that it is affecting their ability to do their job. The research, published by the CIPD and Close Brothers Asset Management, highlights why organisations need to be doing more to promote and actively support financial well-being, especially in a...