Exchange Helping Firms and Students
Two leading Northern Ireland firms are taking on international trainees to boost business. Devenish Nutrition and Michelin Tyres want other local companies to get behind IAESTE (the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience) — a programme managed by the British Council. IAESTE provides highly motivated and talented graduates from over 80...
Young people say YES to employment scheme
Young people in Bangor and Holywood had a chance to meet potential employers face to face at a Youth Employment Scheme work placement event recently. Held in the Kilcooley Community Forum in Bangor, it was organised by DEL’s Employment Service in partnership with local representatives, the local business sector, and community and voluntary groups. Its...
Programme helps find work for 91% of its participants
A unique new pilot programme, the first of its kind in the UK, has achieved a 91% success rate in providing a positive future for unemployed young people. The £300,000 scheme was developed and managed by LEDCOM in conjunction with Enterprise Northern Ireland and funded by Lloyds Bank Foundation for NI in partnership with Lloyds...
Diploma Awards
Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry, has presented awards to 21 local construction managers who have gained the NVQ Level 5 Diploma in management. The awards are part of an innovative pilot Business Improvement Programme organised by CITB NI in partnership with Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and DEL which has brought together local...
LRA Appointments
Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Jill Minne and Daire Murphy have been appointed to the board of the Labour Relations Agency. The Labour Relations Agency (LRA) was established in 1976 by the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 as the independent body responsible for promoting the improvement of employment relations in Northern Ireland. Deirdre Fitzpatrick has been appointed...
College sets its focus on renewable technologies
South Eastern Regional College has developed a new range of training programmes to prepare the workforce for the rising demand around expertise in the renewable technologies sector. The college has introduced a specialist photovoltaic (PV) training and assessment qualification for installers of these technologies to ensure they have the technical skills and know-how to work...
Hospitality Students Host Networking Event
Students working towards careers in Northern Ireland’s £860m hospitality sector have organised a key networking conference at the Ulster University Business School. The event was organised by second year students from the BSc (Hons) international hospitality management course who are studying a module on corporate events. It was sponsored by the students’ Hospitality Events and...
US software firm creates 89 new jobs for Belfast: Revel Systems opening office
A US software firm is creating 89 new jobs for Belfast. California-based Revel Systems is developing a European sales and support centre in the city. The San Francisco company’s investment has been supported by almost £700,000 of Stormont funds. Business promotion agency Invest Northern Ireland has offered £445,000 while the Department for Employment and Learning...
MET Marks 30 Years of Learning Support
BELFAST Metropolitan College has celebrated 30 years of quality work by its Centre for Supported Learning. The milestone was marked by its inaugural Supported Learning Showcase in Parliament Buildings, sponsored by the Committee for Employment and Learning. Marie Therese McGivern, principal and CEO of Belfast Met, said: “Belfast Met aspires to be a college which...
Hughes Leads way on BIT Office Skills Upgrade
A LOCAL insurance company has become the first in Northern Ireland to undertake the Business Improvement Techniques Programme. To mark the occasion, Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry visited Hughes Insurance in Newtownards to congratulate the company on its success. Presenting the successful participants with their Level 2 certificates in BIT Lean Office, Dr...