Website to help autistic people in the workplace
A NEW website is helping people with autism to find work. The site, designed and developed for free by Allstate NI as part of a Dragon’s Den style Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, will boost a fledgling social enterprise that is changing the way businesses think about people on the autistic spectrum. Specialisterne NI is...
LEDCOM celebrates 30th anniversary
NORTHERN Ireland enterprise centre LEDCOM is celebrating 30 years of job creation, support for small businesses and vocational training of long-term unemployed. Over the past three decades LEDCOM (Local Economic Development Company) has helped create more than 900 small businesses providing 1,500 new jobs; 90 new social enterprises with 250 jobs, and has helped a...
More than 100 jobs on offer inside today’s nijobfinder
THERE are more than 100 jobs being advertised inside today’s nijobfinder — making it the perfect place to start your New Year job search. The variety of positions include a butcher, a chef, solicitor, engineers and ambulance liaison officers, among many others. So whether you’re looking for a new career, a better position or a...
Idir Boudaoud
Role: New Products Engineering Manager Company: Sensata Technologies Track Record: Tell us a bit about the organisation you work for Schrader, now Sensata Technologies is mainly known for being the global leader in Tyre pressure monitoring systems employing over 2000 employees mostly in Northern Ireland, over 250 of those being Engineers. Schrader has been growing...
Allstate NI Dragons’ Den Project Helping People With Autism Find Work
A new website, designed and developed free by Allstate NI as part of a Dragon’s Den style Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, will make a massive difference to a fledgling social enterprise that is changing the way businesses think about people on the Autistic Spectrum. Specialisterne NI, formed in 2014, is a specialist recruitment agency...
WYG expanding skilled workforce
PROJECT management and technical consultancy firm WYG is expanding its workforce in Northern Ireland. The global company employs over 1,500 people, operating from more than 50 locations across the UK, Europe, Africa. The Northern Ireland office, open since 1998, employs 110 staff including designers, project managers, quantity surveyors, engineers, town planners, environmental specialist and business...
How to… Ace Winter Exams
USE REVISION TIMEWISELYWITH end-of-year exams looming, now is the time to knuckle down to revision. These winning revision tips will get you off a flying start and ensure you use your time productively. REVISION TIMETABLES Research shows that shorter 20-30 minute spells work best, because your concentration is much higher. It is also recommend you...
Woodland project wins £3,000 award for students
AN INSPIRING student environmental project that transformed neglected woodland on the South Eastern Regional College grounds into an outdoor classroom has won a £3,000 windfall. The SERC Woodland Project won the award for promoting environmental sustainability at the 2015 Idox Innovation Awards. Now in their 30th year, the Idox Awards recognise, reward and raise the...
Ledcom is recognised with prestigious award
LEDCOM has become the first Northern Ireland enterprise centre to be granted the coveted Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Standard. It also becomes the first social enterprise in Northern Ireland with under 50 employees to achieve accreditation under the prestigious UK-wide CSE Standard. Ledcom chief executive Ken Nelson said achieving the standard was recognition of the...
Panto Magic Adds up for Hospice
ACCOUNTANCY and advisory firm BDO Northern Ireland raised £8,000 for the Northern Ireland’s Children’s Hospice by staging a Christmas pantomime. Staff from the firm swapped their suits for colourful costumes to perform the festive favourite Aladdin at the MAC theatre in Belfast last month, attended by more than 450 people. BDO partner and Aladdin cast...