Minister Hails Benefits Of Skills To Succeed Scheme
Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry has launched a further roll-out of the Skills to Succeed campaign highlighting the importance of skills and qualifications for individuals, employers and the economy. He said: “Skills are widely accepted as the key raw material in the modern knowledge-based economy and are a key driver in how we achieve...
What’s it Like to Study Business and Managment
Whats courses? Business and management is a massive umbrella term covering a wide range of degrees, including those in: business studies; management studies; business and management; business management; entrepreneurship; enterprise; business IT; international business; human resources; administration. Joint honours combinations are seemingly limitless. Some degrees specialise in the management of particular industries, such as hospitality,...
Internships ‘a key for future of business’
Employment Minister Stephen Farry is urging businesses to foster better links with schools through placements and quality internships. He was speaking during this summer’s recent Kainos Code Camp at Belfast Metropolitan College’s e3 cam-pus. The Code Camp in mobile app creation is aimed at developing the next generation of digital talent by offering up to...
Bid to Boost Public Sector Performance
THE Centre for Competitiveness (CforC) has joined forces with Capita and the Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP) to help improve the performance of Northern Ireland’s public sector. The partnership with the out-sourcing giant and the government department will enable CforC to continue to develop its Steps to Excellence programme, which measures public sector bodies...
Educational Choice ‘Key to Economic Recovery’
NORTHERN Ireland’s Entitlement Framework is enabling Northern Ireland students to better compete for jobs on a global playing field, according to the biggest locally-based teaching union. Congratulating pupils on their GCSE results this year Avril Hall Callaghan, general secretary of the Ulster Teachers’ Union, said the framework — which will be running a year next...
Appointment
A NORTHERN Ireland chartered surveyor has been appointed to a prestigious UK regeneration board recently announced by the Prime Minister, David Cameron. RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) member, Neil McIvor FRICS, will sit on the Regeneration Investment Advisory Board following his appointment by Sir Michael Bear. Established to advise UKTI’s (UK Trade & Investment)...
Free ICT Training
STUDENT places are still available on the ICT essential skills course at the Coleraine Campus of the Northern Regional College. The course is free and open to all young adults and adults over 16 years old and takes place on Tuesday evenings, 7-9pm. Focusing on ICT it aims to help individuals develop practical computer skills...
Start Up Course
SOUTHERN Regional College is recruiting for its unique Business & Enterprise Programme. The 17-week, one day a week initiative will enable entrepreneurs to learn practical and technical business skills, increase their self-employment and employment opportunities and obtain a BTEC in business and enterprise, as well as World host Retail Qualifications. Also on offer are 15...
Employment Briefs
Staff Stayin Put A GLOBAL talent survey has revealed that 80% of employees plan to stay with their current employer in the next year – a significant increase from 2011 when nearly 65% were planning to leave. However, the Talent 2020 survey from Deloitte warns that out of a false sense of security, companies may...
Minister Unveils Pilot Higher Level Apprenticeships
EMPLOYMENT and Learning Minister Stephen Farry has launched two new pilot higher level apprenticeships in finance and accountancy, and applied industrial and life science. Both Southern Regional College (SRC) and Belfast Metropolitan College (Belfast Met) will deliver the new pilot finance and accountancy higher level apprenticeship and SRC will deliver the pilot applied industrial and...