Apprenticeships offer great openings
THE provision of 50 new civil engineering apprenticeships will help participants gain invaluable industry experience. The apprenticeships, through the Work + programme in association with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), are currently offered by 24 employers and will enable apprentices to earn as they learn from the age of 16, while gaining hands on...
NI Parcels Expands
COURIER company, NIParcels.com is gearing up for its busiest period of the year by adding two new recruits to its workforce. Currently the only webbased company in Northern Ireland that allows customers to compare and book local and national couriers at competitive prices, the new staff will be processing customer queries and orders from its...
FILM NOMINATION
A FILM studies PhD student from Queen’s University has been nominated for a national award. Sean Murray’s short film, Fractured City, has been nominated in the Postgraduate Drama category of The Royal Television Society Student Awards 2016. The film charts the story of two friends growing up in Belfast during a period of political turmoil...
RESEARCH PLAN
ALMAC Discovery and the McClay Foundation are to fund a two-year research collaboration with Ulster University to investigate if a specific type of protein could help to treat diseases of the eye. A form of the protein, which can reduce the growth or formation of blood vessels, is currently in clinical development by Almac Discovery...
Conference celebrates primary science
BELFAST is to play host to the world’s first international primary science education conference. Organised by the Primary Science Teaching Trust (PSTT), the three-day event, taking place in Belfast’s Waterfront, from June 9-11, will celebrate excellence in the teaching and learning of primary science across the world. It will include a range of workshops led...
DRIVE HELPS FOOD FIRMS DELIVER GOODS
NORTHERN Ireland food producers are set to benefit from a new initiative led by Queen’s University Belfast and the University of East Anglia that will enable businesses to better understand consumer behaviour and market developments. The project aims to directly address the recommendations in the Agri-Food Strategy Board’s ‘Going for Growth’ report, which outlined the...
Awards pay tribute to excellence in NI’s human resources sector
THE depth of excellence within the HR profession in Northern Ireland was recognised at the CIPD Northern Ireland 2016 Awards gala. CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development which has a 3000-plus membership in Northern Ireland, presented prizes across 10 categories to teams, individuals and organisations. B/E Aerospace was named HR Team of...
College in talent hunt to improve its standing
THERE is a wide range of job vacancies in today’s Nijobfinder. Advertised positions include a trust manager, support workers and a gas safety administrator. Maurice Flynn & Sons Ltd is looking to fill a number of vacancies including scaffolder, workshop miner and CCTV drainage engineer, while the Housing Executive wants an electrician. ...
Accolades for top HR professionals
HUMAN resources professionals from across the province have been recognised at the CIPD Northern Ireland Awards. Celebrating excellence within the profession, the awards highlight the quality of the work and innovation HR professionals are delivering across the private, public and voluntary sectors in Northern Ireland. Now in its fourth year, the awards, with...
University students reaching dizzy heights at Randox
Global healthcare firm Randox recently celebrated the contributions of its placement students at the annual Randox Pinnacle Placement Awards. Randox works closely with a number of universities throughout the UK to support the professional and personal development of students, by providing work placements in its world-leading Engineering, Science and Business departments. Students, past and...