New President For British Chambers of Commerce
THE British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has announced the appointment of its first president from Northern Ireland in 156 years. Francis Martin was officially appointed at the BCC’s Annual General Meeting after serving as vice president since 2013. He succeeds Nora Senior who stands down after three years in the post. Francis, originally from Moy...
Laying the Foundation for Future Success
TECHNOLOGY company Allstate Northern Ireland has begun work on what is the largest single office building to be constructed in Northern Ireland in 15 years. Minister for the Economy, Simon Hamilton joined Allstate Executive vice president, Suren Gupta and Allstate NI managing director, John Healy to lay the foundation stone at the new Belfast Headquarters...
QUALIFICATION FOR HOUSING SECTOR
A NEW training programme has been launched to help improve and professionalise the private rented sector. Learning 2 Let is a training programme developed by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) which offers all registered private landlords and letting agents in Northern Ireland the opportunity to get the accredited CIH Level 2 Award in Letting...
Summer Course for Creative Teens
TWELVE young people will have the opportunity to participate in a make-up school this summer. Titanic Creative Management is running the scheme at its Belfast studio where the students will gain experience in prosthetic and specialist make-up for TV and film taught by one of Hollywood’s top make-up artists, EMMY nominated Brian Kinney. Aimed at...
Allstate Northern Ireland lay the foundation for future success with largest single office building
Belfast, Northern Ireland, 26th July, 2016 – Multi-award winning technology company Allstate Northern Ireland today laid the foundation stone at its new headquarters on the banks of the River Lagan, a further indication of the company’s long term commitment to Northern Ireland. Minister for the Economy Simon Hamilton joined Suren Gupta, Allstate Executive Vice President,...
Two New Apprentices for Belfast Law Firm
LAW firm Allen & Overy has recruited two new apprentices through a two-year ‘earn while you learn’ programme. The hands-on scheme, led by the Department for the Economy, will see Conor O’Neill and Connor McIlwain spend up to four days per week gaining valuable on-the-job experience while also studying part-time for industry essential qualifications and...
National hope for winning team
A TEAM of entrepreneurial pupils from St Patrick’s College in Dungannon recently swapped the classroom for the shop-floor in Asda, Cookstown to promote their awardwinning project, Enlighten Hope. The Enlighten Hope team, which recently scooped the Young Enterprise NI Company of the Year Award, wrote and illustrated a series of three short stories to help...
East Antrim’s Coastal Way goes digital
TWO college students have secured employment after they successfully completed a digital tourism project. Carrickfergus Enterprise worked in partnership with the local tourism industry and Northern Regional College (NRC) to produce an interactive digital tourism map of the newly established East Antrim Coastal Way. NRC Interactive Media students Dylan Rafferty and Phil Smallwood developed the...
Training for SPACE
A NEW training academy will offer apprentices the chance to improve their skill set and gain on-the-job experience. The Magellan Academy, run by Magellan Aerospace Limited with support from South Eastern Regional College, will offer a bespoke training package suited to the needs of the business and will be delivered at the college’s SPACE building...
Student scientists showcase the future
MORE than 3,500 young people from over 130 schools recently attended Northern Ireland’s largest science fair. At the Sentinus Young Innovators and Big Bang Fair Northern Ireland, hosted at Ulster University, Jordanstown, students showcased their science projects solving real world problems and competed for a variety of prizes including the chance to represent Northern Ireland...