Apprenticeship Scheme has 50 New Places up for Grab
AN ICT Apprenticeship Scheme to provide participants with the skills needed to take up opportunities in the growing sector is now in its fourth round. The scheme, involving a number of public sector and private sector organisations, will recruit apprentices to take up various software development and IT infrastructure roles. Approximately 50 places will be...
Queen’s Ranked in top 200 World’s Universities
QUEEN’S University, Belfast has moved up 75 places to number 200 in the world, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2015-16. THE World University Rankings are arguably the world’s most prestigious and widely referenced university rankings. The university’s vice-chancellor, Professor Patrick Johnston, said: “This is good news for Queen’s and for...
College Initiative to Provide Skills Boost for Local Businesses
A NEW South West College jobs initiative will create 150 apprenticeship places and help address urgent high-level skills shortages in Tyrone and Fermanagh. A total of 10 new pilot Higher Level Apprenticeship (HLA) programmes have been developed in partnership with employers, the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL), Ulster University, Queen’s University. Concentrated on key...
Moy Appointment
FOOD company Moy Park has appointed Michael O’Neill to the role of business adviser, to drive the company’s Continuous Improvement programme. With over 15 years’ experience, Michael joins Moy Park from Invest NI where he was responsible for supporting a range of companies in realising productivity improvements. Having also worked at the Centre for Competitiveness...
Sunset Sponsor
NEWTOWNARDS-BASED domiciliary care, nursing and recruitment agency, Peninsula Care Services, is sponsoring the Irish premiere of a charity production of Sunset Boulevard. Boss Jonny Cook decided to sponsor the event, taking place in the Grand Opera House from October 7-10, after seeing the lead of the production, Mark McMullan, perform at the Spirit of Northern...
Chain’s Charity Bid
SOCIAL enterprise Chain HR has celebrated a move into larger premises in LEDCOM’S Innovation Suite in Larne by raising funds for charity MacMillan Cancer Support. Employing three people and with 40 associates, the company provides a range of services to businesses. One area that has grown rapidly is its temping services in which Chain recruits...
University’s Investment in the Future
ULSTER University’s £250m investment in a Belfast campus is the single, most important investment in retaining talent in Northern Ireland and growing the economy due to the considerable rise in student mobility. That is the view of Helen Brand OBE, chief executive of ACCA who, speaking at the Ulster University Accounting Symposium as part of...
New PwC Academy Graduates Take a Bow
SIXTEEN graduates have successfully completed the second PwC Data Analytics Academy. The academy provides graduates with the skills and experience required to take up opportunities in PwC’s new and rapidly growing Data Analytics team. Designed by the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL), PwC and Belfast Metropolitan College (Belfast Met) under the Assured Skills initiative,...
Titanic Quarter Hosts Coffee Event
NORTHERN Ireland’s first ever Coffee Festival will take place at T13 in The Titanic Quarter, Belfast this weekend. The event, which is the brainchild of self-confessed coffee lovers Roger Gowdy and Deepak Samson, is a celebration of the vibrant coffee culture in Northern Ireland, and will also play host to Northern Ireland’s Barista Championship 2015....
Trust in Cooking Programme
A CATERING scheme aims to give unemployed young people the training and experience they need to find work in the sector. Run in connection with the Mourne Seafood Bar in Belfast and The Prince’s Trust, Get into Cooking is a free, short course open to Northern Ireland residents aged 16-24 who are unemployed. Participants will...