New contract delivers 170 jobs
A NEW multi-million pound contract is to create 170 jobs in Ballymena and Derry/Londonderry. The jobs come as a result of the Department for Communities securing a £8million contract from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to deliver services to claimants in Great Britain. The Ballymena office will get the majority of the jobs...
Unlocking the power of female entrepreneurs
WOMEN continue to confront gender bias when it comes to starting or growing a business. That was the view from Professor Barbara Orser, entrepreneur and author who recently delivered the third in the SANTANDER Lecture Series at Ulster University Business School. A champion of women entrepreneurs, Professor Orser has been named one of the most...
Cahal Carvill
Role: Associate, Corporate and Commercial Department Company: Arthur Cox Track Record: Cahal Carvill balances his roles as an associate in a corporate and commercial department and a GAA player Give a brief outline of your career to date. I began a trainee position with Arthur Cox in September 2008 and have worked in the firm’s...
Erika Clark
Role: Development Manager Company: Titanic Creative Management Track Record: On the job training has been far more important to Erika Clark’s career than any formal qualification. Give a brief outline of your career to date. I studied in London and Liverpool for a BA Hons in MultiMedia Arts. I returned to Belfast and have since...
Apprentice carves out a gold win at skills event
SOUTH Eastern Regional College (SERC) student William Campbell has been named the best in the UK after winning Gold at the UK’s national WorldSkills competition. The carpentry and joinery apprentice, who is employed by Stephen Hamilton Construction progressed to the final having won two previous gold medals at both the intercampus and regional heats of...
Investment helps creative youth projects flourish
TWO Northern Ireland youth initiatives are to benefit from a £22,000 investment. YouthAction and YouthBank International have been named the Round Two winners from Ulster Bank’s £2.5 million UK and Ireland Skills & Opportunities Fund. Regional voluntary youth charity, YouthAction Northern Ireland has secured £18.5K and will roll out a range of regional creative industries...
New premises pack a punch for boxing club
BANGOR Abbey Boxing Academy is moving to new premises after extending links with South Eastern Regional College (SERC). To celebrate its new location at SERC’s Bangor Campus on Castle Park road the club recently held a launch event which was attended by guests including Sports Minister Paul Givan and the Minister for Education Peter Weir....
19 Things you should avoid doing at meetings
Love them or hate them, meetings are a big part of working life. From management meetings that can last all day, to stand-up meetings and Skype calls that can be over in a matter of minutes, there are some things you just should simply never EVER do in meetings. 19 Things to avoid doing...
Husband and wife team achieve success with new social App
A COUPLE from County Antrim have invested over £50,000 in a new social app. OhhSocial, the brainchild of husband and wife team Kelly and Michael McClements, aims to assist in the growth of the hospitality and leisure industry in Northern Ireland and has created five new jobs in the process. The team at OhhSocial believe...
Renewed Success for Queen’s
THE William J Clinton Leadership Institute at Queen’s has successfully won a renewed contract of £500,000 with InterTradeIreland for the next five years. This contract is for the FUSION programme which is an innovation technology transfer programme and operates on an all-island basis. It will see Queen’s provide a Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Management...