Masters Boost
THE £400,000-worth of scholarships announced by Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry will be targeted at the ICT sector, advanced manufacturing and food and drink processing sectors. The Minister believes these scholarships will enable higher education to continue to strengthen local industry through the provision of an increased pool of highly skilled graduates in...
Academies Just The Job For Graduates
TWO new training academies aim to give graduates skills and experience in job specific sectors. The FinTrU Financial Services Academy will provide graduates with the skills and experience required to take up new financial services opportunities being offered by FinTrU. The academy has been designed by the Department for Employment and Learning, FinTrU, Belfast Metropolitan...
Kerry-Ann Ferreira
Role: Author Company: Track Record: Role Author of Protecting our Children in Cyberspace and founder of OurChildren. Today and OurFamilies.Today. Track Record Saintfield mum-of-two, Kerry-Ann Ferreira previously worked as a Candidate Attorney in South Africa and a Group Legal Counsel (Commercial) at Global Strategies Group in Dubai before moving to Northern Ireland with her family...
How to… Ask For A Pay Rise
Asking for a pay rise can be incredibly daunting. This is made worse by the current economic climate but if you feel you deserve a pay rise -and your company can afford it -then you should not feel guilty for asking. Although every circumstance will be different there are some basic rules that can help...
Gym Joy in City
TWELVE new jobs are to be created at a physical arts centre in Belfast. Entrepreneurs Elaine Bailie and Sarah Durrant are investing a substantial amount, with help from Ulster Bank, to establish their east Belfast academy for rhythmic gymnastics, acrobatics, dance and aerial movement. PPA NI Ltd (Academy of Professional Physical Arts) will provide training...
Diploma Delight
TWELVE staff from estate agents Templeton Robinson have successfully completed the City & Guilds Level Three Diploma in residential property sales, thanks to the South Eastern Regional College. They were presented with their certificates recently by Patricia Calhoun, Skills Solutions Programme Manager from the Department for Employment and Learning. SERC is the first college in...
New APM Chair
THE Association for Project Management (APM) has appointed Gerry Coghlan (above) chairman of its Northern Ire-land branch. Previously the treasurer, he is a senior associate at the Belfast office of URS Infrastructure and Environment UK Ltd. A senior project manager and quantity surveyor Gerry has extensive experience in the building and infrastructure sectors. Recently completed...
ICT Academies Appraised for Contribution to Economy
EMPLOYMENT and Learning Minister Stephen Farry has praised the contributions ICT (information and communications technology) academies — such as the Cloud Academy — can bring to the local economy. The minister was visiting Auto-mated Intelligence (Al) — a Belfast-based software company which has brought a new approach to the information management market — where he...
Students on a Business Trip of a Lifetime to USA
SEVENTEEN Belfast students will soon be jetting off to study business at colleges in the USA. The students have been selected to take part in the British Council’s prestigious Study USA programme, a one-year scholar-ship that enables students to study business and management in American colleges. The programme, will see students gain valuable international experience...
Export Technologies Expanding its Workforce
E-COMMERCE consultancy Export Technologies, which has transacted £1bn worth of online sales for Northern Ireland customers, has grown its workforce thanks to a hat-trick of new customers. The Belfast-based company has recruited developers, de-signers and project managers as part of a Elm plus investment in staff and development in its award winning technology, the International...