Centre has become a Hub for Business
Trust A £2MILLION grant that helped establish the Innovation Centre at the Northern Ireland Science Park (NISP) in Belfast has transformed the city’s derelict shipping heartland into a vibrant business hub and helped create over 2,000 jobs, according to its chief executive. Awarded in 2002 with 12-year re-porting conditions, the capital grant was part of...
Northern Ireland ‘the right place for investment’ as PwC rolls out 800 jobs
The new financial services jobs announced by PwC are a “global passport” to a profession which has gained appeal in recent times, according to leaders in the accountancy profession. More than 800 jobs being created over the next five years at PwC mark a novel new direction in financial services, according to the firm. The...
Maxol to create 20 jobs with new service station
Fuel and convenience retailer Maxol has confirmed plans to open a new service station in Co Londonderry in an expansion of around £2m. The business, which is owned by the McMullan family, said the new station on Clooney Road in Eglinton would create 20 new jobs. It will have a Spar convenience store, which will...
Bridgene McKeever
Role: Director of Sales and Marketing Company: McKeever Hotel Group Track Record: In 2006 Bridgene completed a degree in Business specialising Marketing and started working in the McKeever Hotel Group . In 2008 she was involved in the relaunch of Corr’s Corner Hotel following its extensive refurbishment and in 2009 was responsible for From an...
Turning a Negative Into a Positive
How to… Ask FeedBack TURNING A NEGATIVE IN TO A POSITIVE THE bad news is you didn’t get the job but this is a great opportunity for you to turn a negative situation into a positive. If you ask interviewers for feedback, it gives you a great chance to think constructively about your performance, learn...
Shooping Centre Signs Up Three High Profile Tenants
Shooping Centre Signs Up Three High Profile Tenants A SHOPPING centre in Ballymena has created 28 full and part-time jobs after signing a trio of new tenants. Fairhill, situated in the heart of Co Antrim, now includes fashion retailers Tommy Hilfiger and Quiz, as well as music and games retailer, HMV. The new tenants supplement...
Only name is changing, vows CITB in 50th year
Only name is changing, vows CITB in 50th year THE Construction Industry Training Board, established in 1964 is celebrating 50 years of leading the way in identifying the skills and training needs of the local construction industry. To celebrate this milestone CITB-ConstructionSkills NI is now reverting to its original trading name, CITB NI, to underline...
Roadshows set to highlight ESF fund
Roadshows set to highlight ESF fund DETAILS have been announced about a series of roadshows to publicise the forthcoming new European Social Fund (ESF) Programme 2014-2020. Making the announcement and inviting eligible organisations to register for the roadshows, the Minister for Employment and Learning, Stephen Farry, said: “I am keen to maximise the impact of...
Open Learning
Open Learning Queens’s University is offering people the chance to see the ‘Hidden Belfast’ as part of the new Open Learning programme. The walking tours, which offer an insight into the city’s heritage, are just some of the 300 courses on offer in this year’s programme. Also in the new programme are courses which examine...
College Successes
College Successes Southern Regional College attained an overall 91% pass rate in its A2 grades with 11 subject areas achieving 100% pass rate. Leah Calvert from Armagh achieved three As in maths, biology and chemistry to study biomedical science at Queen’s University, Belfast; while Mollie Thompson from Markethill, achieved A*, A and B to study...