Students help tackle retail crime
PUBLIC service students from South Eastern Regional College (SERC) have spent their academic term working on a campaign to help tackle retail crime in the Lisburn and Castlereagh District. The students have been working on the project in collaboration with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Lisburn Commerce Against Crime and the Police and...
Titanic recruitment drive creates 60 new jobs
TITANIC Belfast is recruiting for 60 frontline staff as it gears up for its summer high season. Following a record-breaking 2016, having won the World’s Leading Tourist Attraction, welcomed its 3 millionth visitor and experienced its busiest day to date, this recruitment drive is the largest since it opened in 2012. The world-class exhibition is...
Kerry Anderson
Role: Director of Income Generation Company: Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke Track Record: A positive and motivated attitude is essential to Kerry Anderson’s work in the charity sector. Give a brief outline of your career to date. I’ve always worked in the charitable industry and have a real passion for the local non-profit sector....
Continued investment needed in STEM skills
NORTHERN Ireland must do better with continued investment in STEM Skills to maximise economic benefits post Brexit. That was the message from educational charity Sentinus following the announcement that fifteen year olds in Northern Ireland performed slightly better than the global average in international tests in maths, reading and science. The results, recorded by the...
All-island accolade for legal course
A PROGRAMME designed by Ulster University has been recognised as the Postgraduate Law Course of the Year at a prestigious all-island awards event. The LLM in Clinical Legal Education, based at the Ulster University Law Clinic, claimed the title at the GradIreland Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards, in recognition of its outstanding contribution to...
Honours for NI staff at Star Awards
TWO staff from Northern Ireland were the overall winners of their Award categories at the Sodexo 2016 Star Awards for the UK and Ireland held in London recently. Alaistair Armstrong, who manages the PSNI contract in Northern Ireland, won the Overall Account Manager of the Year Award while Pamela Millar, Sodexo’s business manager at Allstate...
Support vital for export business
THE business expertise provided by LEDCOM has been instrumental in assisting many businesses to achieve success in export markets. That was the message according to Economy Minister Simon Hamilton during a recent visit to the company’s Willowbank Business Park. During 2016, LEDCOM was involved with initiatives and services which supported 1350 people, helping to create...
How to… Job search in January 2017
WHETHER you’re searching for a job or thinking of making a career change, taking positive steps now can benefit you for the months to come. BE PREPARED Update your CV to reflect your most recent employment opportunities and achievements. Sign up for job opportunity alerts in your desired field and check recruitment pages for jobs...
Stephen McCann
Role: IT Director / Business Owner Company: P2V Systems Track Record: Being able to apply the experience gained in previous employment roles help Stephen McCann realise his aspirations to start his own company. Give a brief outline of your career to date. I’ve now been working in the IT industry for 19 years, within both...
Placement Blog – Mollie Cunningham (Food NI)
Name – Mollie Cunningham Company – Food NI Role – Admin and Events Assistant Degree – Ulster University’s BSc Hons Consumer Management and Food Innovation Talk us through your typical work day? I arrive into the office at 9.30am and the first thing I do is check my emails. In the run up to events,...