Helping Women to Work
An employability programme which is helping women back into the workplace will now receive funding until March 2015, according to Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry. He attended a recent event at Hillsborough Castle marking the achievements of those completing the European Social Fundbacked education project. The event, organised by the Kilcooley and Shankill...
Snowpatrol Rocker Bangs the Drum for Charity
Snowpatrol’s Jonny Quinn checks out his Inspiration Award with Angila Chada from Belfast Charity Springboard Opportunities Ltd. The charity is best known for its Wider Horizons programme, supporting young unemployed adults from disadvantaged backgrounds with training and upskilling.World-famous drummer, Jonny got his lucky break with Springboard’s help.
Students with Disabilities get £500k Funding Boost
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has announced a £500,000 increase to funding, aimed at helping students with learning difficulties or disabilities studying in further education colleges. The Additional Support Fund is allocated to colleges to help provide the additional technical and personal support needed by students with disabilities, to access further education. Dr...
College to Give us A Glimpse of Travel in The Future
South West College will be giving Northern Ireland a glimpse of the future this week thanks to the Smarter Travel Conference. The transport event showcasing hi-tech vehicles will be in Enniskillen, as Europe’s experts gather to present how we could be journeying in coming years. The event, organised by Action Renewables and South West College,...
Staying with CIM
The University of Ulster’s Marketing manager Lydia McClelland has been re-elected to the Ireland board of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). Lydia has held the senior marketing position at the university since May 2012 and is responsible for the marketing to and recruitment of undergraduate and postgraduate students from the UK and Ireland. Her...
Del Boost to Stem
The Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has met with Professor James McElnay, the new acting President and Vice Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast. The Minister said: “I look forward to finding out more about what the university is doing to reprofile its existing [course] provision, as well as any new courses which are...
Work Shortlisted
Research into the mass of documents disclosed to the Hillsborough Independent Panel, led by Professor Phil Scraton from Queen’s University Belfast, has been shortlisted for a national award — the Times Higher Education Research Project of the Year. The research findings revealed serious flaws in previous investigations, inquiries and inquests into the disaster, in which...
Marie McMillan
Role: Interior Stylest & Owner/Director Company: Natural Calico Track Record: “I think for a small business like this, especially with the blog element, you have to be passionate about it all. Readers will see straight through anything that seems phoney,” says Marie. What does your job entail? As an online shop selling, first and foremost,...
Employment Briefs
Companies Upskill LOCAL companies have taken steps to boost their competitiveness by upskilling in sustainability know-how. Representatives from 17 businesses from Belfast, Carrickfergus, Lisburn and Newtownabbey council areas completed the BITES (Business Improvements Through Environmental Solutions) programme which is part financed by the councils, Invest Northern Ireland and the European Regional Development Fund under the...
Student Initiative Gets Royal Mail’s Stamp of Approval
Northern Ireland further education students are partnering with local companies to solve real-world engineering problems in an innovative drive to boost employability skills. South Eastern Regional College (SERC) students have been working with businesses to address challenges in manufacturing and engineering. For one particular project with Royal Mail, they devised a range of pioneering solutions...