Schemes set to Benefit from Ulster Bank’s Community Impact Fund
AN innovative programme to help adults in deprived areas of south and east Belfast to secure employment is one of seven local schemes to receive vital support from a £250,000 pot of money being allocated by Ulster Bank. Initiatives to increase debt awareness among adults with learning disabilities and to help young people acquire business...
Exchange Helping Firms and Students
Two leading Northern Ireland firms are taking on international trainees to boost business. Devenish Nutrition and Michelin Tyres want other local companies to get behind IAESTE (the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience) — a programme managed by the British Council. IAESTE provides highly motivated and talented graduates from over 80...
Diploma Awards
Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry, has presented awards to 21 local construction managers who have gained the NVQ Level 5 Diploma in management. The awards are part of an innovative pilot Business Improvement Programme organised by CITB NI in partnership with Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and DEL which has brought together local...
College sets its focus on renewable technologies
South Eastern Regional College has developed a new range of training programmes to prepare the workforce for the rising demand around expertise in the renewable technologies sector. The college has introduced a specialist photovoltaic (PV) training and assessment qualification for installers of these technologies to ensure they have the technical skills and know-how to work...
Hospitality Students Host Networking Event
Students working towards careers in Northern Ireland’s £860m hospitality sector have organised a key networking conference at the Ulster University Business School. The event was organised by second year students from the BSc (Hons) international hospitality management course who are studying a module on corporate events. It was sponsored by the students’ Hospitality Events and...
US software firm creates 89 new jobs for Belfast: Revel Systems opening office
A US software firm is creating 89 new jobs for Belfast. California-based Revel Systems is developing a European sales and support centre in the city. The San Francisco company’s investment has been supported by almost £700,000 of Stormont funds. Business promotion agency Invest Northern Ireland has offered £445,000 while the Department for Employment and Learning...
MET Marks 30 Years of Learning Support
BELFAST Metropolitan College has celebrated 30 years of quality work by its Centre for Supported Learning. The milestone was marked by its inaugural Supported Learning Showcase in Parliament Buildings, sponsored by the Committee for Employment and Learning. Marie Therese McGivern, principal and CEO of Belfast Met, said: “Belfast Met aspires to be a college which...
Hughes Leads way on BIT Office Skills Upgrade
A LOCAL insurance company has become the first in Northern Ireland to undertake the Business Improvement Techniques Programme. To mark the occasion, Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry visited Hughes Insurance in Newtownards to congratulate the company on its success. Presenting the successful participants with their Level 2 certificates in BIT Lean Office, Dr...
CITI Creates 600 Jobs
SIX hundred new jobs are to be created thanks to a £54m investment at US financial services company Citi. Citi Belfast, located in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, already employs around 1,500 staff providing a range of support services to the global organisation.
New Appointment
ANDREW McCormick has been appointed to the position of sales director at Traction Finance. With extensive management experience in both the manufacturing and motor industries, Andrew will be responsible for sales and business development for Traction Finance, covering Northern Ireland and Great Britain.