Scholars to Probe Cyber Security in New Study
BY CLAIRE CRAIG A NEW initiative to explore the growing area of cyber security will provide 30 doctoral students with three-year scholarships. The Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Cybersecurity and Society (LINCS) will bring together researchers from two of Queen’s University’s world class centres of excellence, the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) and the Institute...
How to… Hit the ground running
As part of a new weekly podcast, local comedian Sean Hegarty will meet well-known Northern Ireland personalities to get the low-down on their careers. This week he talks to television and radio presenter Pamela Ballantine Pamela said: “In England, at the Evendine Court College of Home Economics for Young Ladies, I quickly learnt I would...
Dance School Takes Big Step
An Irish dance school and design studio is aiming to create 15 new jobs over the next 18 months.The plans come following the launch of ‘The Doherty Petri School of Irish Dance and Eire Designs’ new premises in Boucher Way, Belfast. The new 8,000sq ft premises was possible thanks to an investment by Ulster Bank...
Graduates urged to seize improving opportunities
Tough economic conditions, combined with rising levels of competition for jobs, may have resulted in some recent graduates being forced to take on lower-skilled positions that do not require a higher educationbackground. However, with the graduate job market now improving, Shauna McCloy, Head of Employability at University of Ulster, believes underemployed graduates need to take...
USEL bags its opportunity to move into new sales avenues
One of Northern Ireland’s largest supporters of people with disabilities into open employment has unveiled its new‘Vintage Satchel’ brand. Ulster Supported Employment Limited (USEL) manufactures a quality range of mattresses and specialist industrial sewing products from its Belfast factory and has developed its range to produce satchels, culminating in the launch of its Vintage Satchel...
Grace Buchanan – Marketing Placement
Grace has recently joined Employers For Childcare Marketing Department on a marketing placement. This year she graduated from Queens University Belfast with a degree in Business Management, in which she completed various marketing modules. Grace is keen to increase her experience in the marketing and business world and therefore applied to undergo a placement in...
Temporary building experts break new ground in Ireland
TEMPORARY building experts Spaciotempo are stepping up their operation in Ireland with the appointment of a new Sales Manager. Belfast-based Philip Tallon has been handed the task of developing the company’s rapidly expanding customer base across both Northern Ireland and the Republic. The 31-year-old has more than 10 years of experience in structural and technical...
Improving skills is key to Sustained Employment
IMPROVING skill levels is the key to preparing young people for the world of work and sustained employment. That was the message when Employment and Learning Minis-ter Stephen Farry addressed more than 100 stakeholders at a consultation event on the proposed new youth training system. The Belfast roadshow, held in Crumlin Road Gaol, was one...
Advice Forum Just The Job in Craigavon
CRAIGAVON will host a major Job Fair and Advice Forum next month. Taking place in the Seagoe Hotel on Thursday, February 5 (10am-5pm) the free event is open to all and has been organised by the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) in conjunction with Craigavon Borough Council. Over 30 employers, including Almac, Omniplex Cinemas, Teleperformance...