Tracy Gray
Presenter Amazing Brains Role: To engage and motivate young people Track Record: To engage and motivate young people
Jenny Walker
Solicitor, Employment Law A&L Goodbody Role: To advise public and private sector clients on all aspects of Employment law. Track Record: To advise public and private sector clients on all aspects of Employment law.
Bernie McAllister
Presenter Amazing Brains Role: To engage and motivate young people Track Record: To engage and motivate young people
Steps to Work Programme Lands Robert his Dream Position
BANGOR man Robert Bell has landed his dream job thanks to the Steps to Work programme. Robert is now with Lisburnbased renewable energy company Solmatix, after impressing them with his performance and work ethic during his Steps to Work placement. Robert started at the company in October, initially as a trainee installer, and was trained...
Evolving Skill Sets for Today’s Aspiring Job-seekers
SOFT skills and customer-facing skills are becoming increasingly important, according to Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry. He made the comments during an address to a European Employment Forum in Brussels recently, where he spoke on the issue of youth unemployment. He said: “We are all facing the twin challenges of driving up skill...
New Fact Sheets Provide Valuable Careers Advice
ACCURATE, up to date careers information is crucial for job hunters seeking employment, according to Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry. He was speaking at the launch of a series of careers information fact sheets, available on the NI Direct website, providing information on employment opportunities, qualification requirements, wages and job trends within a...
Inspirationalert
SOUTHERN Regional College student Stephen Rooney from Kilkeel beat almost 6,000 entries from across the UK to become Best Young Landscape Artist of the Year. Awarded by the prestigious SAA (Society for All Artists), what makes Stephen’s story more incredible is that he was, throughout his studies, a fulltime carer for his dad. He said:...
New: Pizza Jazz
TEN jobs have been created at a new pizza restaurant in Belfast city centre with more opportunities to come in the new year. The eaterie Pizza Jazz has opened on Great Victoria Street after two years of planning and an investment of over £200,000. The 40-seat restaurant offers gourmet pizzas, Italian cuisine and music, and...
Taste of Medicine
STUDENTS at the Northern Regional College’s Coleraine campus got an insight into cutting edge medicine recently thanks to a link-up with the University of Ulster. Dr Sarah Atkinson, from the faculty for Life and Health Studies at UU, visited them with a presentation on a new course in stratified medicine. The study of this subject...
£360k Funding for Graduate Training Scheme
A CASH injection for a graduate training programme will boost employment for those with degrees or HNDs. Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has announced funding of £366,000 for an additional 120 places on DEL’s INTRO Graduate Management Programme. Currently delivered by Parity Solutions, it provides graduates at degree/HND level with three weeks’ off-the-job...