Employment Brief – Jude’s Food Success
Willowbrook Fine Foods has appointed Jude Ashworth (above) as Sales Development manager for England. The Co Down-based food company was established six months ago to target growing consumer demand for fresh, high quality convenience products across the UK and Ireland. Jude, who will be based in Lancashire, will be in charge of identifying new business...
Employment Briefs – Winners at Palace
Cookery students from South Eastern Regional College (SERC) are celebrating after coming second in a contest at Buckingham Palace. The team for the Craft Guildof Chefs’ 50th anniversary canapé competition was Roisin McKeown, Ryan Cunningham, Curtis Rea, Judith Lyons and David Magee. The judge was guild patron, HRH the Countess of Wessex. Led by tutor...
Minister Hails New Software Graduates
THE latest batch of graduates from the Software Testers’ Academy have been recognised at a recent awards ceremony. The 16-week long academy trained 34 students with the skills and accredited qualifications identified by the 21 participating employers for new job opportuni-ties in their respective companies. The course, which comprises 10 weeks of classroom-based training and...
Inspiring Company in Fine Voice
A NORTHERN Ireland employer is using a unique initiative to drive business and boost staff morale and motivation. Firstsource Solutions, which employs over 2,000 people across three sites in Belfast and Londonderry, has set up an in-house choir to improve personal development and wellbeing amongst its employees. The ‘Inspire choir’ was originally introduced to engage...
Refurbished Co Down bar lays down law in Newtownards
A Co Down bar is creating 15 new jobs as it reopens under new management. The newly-named Courthouse Bar and Restaurant in Newtownards has been refurbished as part of a £250,000 investment. The former Biggles Bar was bought over by Peter and Gavin Bates with financial help from Ulster Bank. It’s now been overhauled and redesigned,...
Peter Mark Career Opportunities
A Northern Ireland hairdressing group is offering 20 spaces on its apprenticeship training programme for wouldbe stylists. Students on the Peter Mark Academy for 2015 will undertake a three-year on and off the job training programme with support from highly trained colourists and stylists to help develop their career. With seven salons across Northern Ireland...
Job fair offers posts at golf’s Irish Open
An Upcoming job fair in Newcastle will bring employers, jobseekers and support organisations together under one roof. The event, which is free and open to all, will take place on Tuesday, March 31 in the Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle. The Job Fair has been organised by the Department for Employment and Learning and will offer...
Employment Briefs – Cyber Crime Focus
Northern Ireland’s cyber security sector is making an increasingly important contribution to the local economy, That was the message from the Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster at the World Cyber Security Technology research summit. Speaking at the event, hosted by Queen’s University’s Centre for Secure Information Technology (CSIT), the minister said the sector supported around 900...
Employment Briefs – Accolade For Elena
An astrophysics researcher from Queen’s University Belfast has won a major prize at the UK House of Commons. Elena Andra Muntean, a research fellow in the Astrophysics Research Centre at Queen’s, was awarded Silver in the SET for Britain poster competition for the excellence of her physics research. Elena presented her work, which looks at...