Minister Hails Benefits Of Skills To Succeed Scheme
Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry has launched a further roll-out of the Skills to Succeed campaign highlighting the importance of skills and qualifications for individuals, employers and the economy. He said: “Skills are widely accepted as the key raw material in the modern knowledge-based economy and are a key driver in how we achieve...
Last Call for Belfast ICT Apprenticeships
Today is the last day to apply for the Belfast ICT Apprenticeship programme. This innovative new apprenticeship scheme presents an excellent opportunity to star young people on an exciting career in ICT and to ensure that when they are seeking employment they have the necessary skills to take advantage of opportunities. Finance minister, Simon Hamilton...
How to… Prepare For an Interview
Your Key to Success is Homework If you’ve recently graduated and started applying for jobs then you may be facing your first round of interviews. The key to a successful interview is sound preparation. So make sure you do your homework. Hints and Tips Research the Company Do some research on the company, looking specifically at...
What’s it Like to Study Business and Managment
Whats courses? Business and management is a massive umbrella term covering a wide range of degrees, including those in: business studies; management studies; business and management; business management; entrepreneurship; enterprise; business IT; international business; human resources; administration. Joint honours combinations are seemingly limitless. Some degrees specialise in the management of particular industries, such as hospitality,...
Patricia Clarke
Role: Owner Company: Aura Day Spa Track Record: “A business owner in the beauty sector needs to balance a professional attitude with the ability to communicate effectively with a customer base,” says Patricia. What does your Job entail? Where do I start? Running a beauty business means I have to balance all elements of a...
Internships ‘a key for future of business’
Employment Minister Stephen Farry is urging businesses to foster better links with schools through placements and quality internships. He was speaking during this summer’s recent Kainos Code Camp at Belfast Metropolitan College’s e3 cam-pus. The Code Camp in mobile app creation is aimed at developing the next generation of digital talent by offering up to...
Getting Used To Surviving On a Budget
Leaving school and going to university often means leaving home and living on your own for the first time. This is will mean you now have to manage your own finances. While it’s tempting to blow the student loan in the first term here are some hints and tips to help it last the year....
Bid to Boost Public Sector Performance
THE Centre for Competitiveness (CforC) has joined forces with Capita and the Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP) to help improve the performance of Northern Ireland’s public sector. The partnership with the out-sourcing giant and the government department will enable CforC to continue to develop its Steps to Excellence programme, which measures public sector bodies...
Educational Choice ‘Key to Economic Recovery’
NORTHERN Ireland’s Entitlement Framework is enabling Northern Ireland students to better compete for jobs on a global playing field, according to the biggest locally-based teaching union. Congratulating pupils on their GCSE results this year Avril Hall Callaghan, general secretary of the Ulster Teachers’ Union, said the framework — which will be running a year next...
Appointment
A NORTHERN Ireland chartered surveyor has been appointed to a prestigious UK regeneration board recently announced by the Prime Minister, David Cameron. RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) member, Neil McIvor FRICS, will sit on the Regeneration Investment Advisory Board following his appointment by Sir Michael Bear. Established to advise UKTI’s (UK Trade & Investment)...