Nine apprentices to test skills on the world stage
Nine talented young people from Northern Ireland are counting down the days to the WorldSkills 2013 in July. WorldSkills, the skills equivalent of the Olympics, is the largest international vocational competition of its kind and will be held in Leipzig, Germany from July 4-7 this year. The local apprentices will join 30 others from the...
Youth service aims to help 160 jobless
A new youth service will allow 160 young people to engage with further education and training and gain sustainable employment. The ‘NOW and Stepping Stones Youth Service’, funded under the Collaboration and Innovation Fund, is one of a number of the new initiatives funded by the Department for Employment and Learning to ensure the successful...
Bridge To A Better Future
Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry (centre) recently visited Homeloan Management Limited in Londonderry, a participant in DEL’s Bridge to Employment scheme to help people into work through bespoke training. The minister urged companies to avail of the scheme which also meets the specific recruitment needs of businesses with bespoke training packages. Pictured (from left)...
Entrepreneurs Get £1m Boost
A £1M INVESTMENT will help share learning and build employment and growth opportunities among young entrepreneurs and existing businesses. European Union funding, through the Comet Interreg Partnership, is behind both initiatives. Comet (Councils of the Metropolitan Area) is the partnership of Belfast City, Lisburn City, Carrickfergus, Castlereagh; Newtownabbey and North Down Borough Councils. The initiatives...
Firm Offers Workshop
A DERRY accountancy firm is giving business and accountancy students at the University of Ulster’s Magee College an added edge in the employment market. Shaun McAteer & Co has hosted a two-day workshop for fulltime and part-time students on the BSc (Hons) business studies and BSc (Hons) accounting and managerial finance programmes. The first of...
New Members For Construction Board
FOUR new board members have been appointed to CITB-ConstructionSkills NI, the only remaining statutory training board in Northern Ireland. The appointments take effect from June 1, 2013 for three years: Maria Bradley will be appointed as an employee representative. She is the HR and Quality Manager in Gilbert Ash. Manus O’Kane will also be appointed...
Minister And Council Backs Investor Plan
EMPLOYERS receive results with Investors in People — that was the message from Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry at the latest Investors in People (IiP) group programme venture with Belfast City Council. The programme, which is receiving support from both the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and Belfast City Council, provides small to...
How to… get your point across
Often in an interview situation nerves take over and you may find it difficult to express yourself in the best way. Preparation is key to a great performance and proving you are the right person for the job. Here are five key things you should always try to communicate to an interviewer: Company knowledge Employers...
Going Further
An innovative project aims to promote the idea of a university education to young people with disabilities. The University of Ulster’s Inspire to Aspire project aims to – to encourage young people from special schools to consider and aspire to University – to introduce the young people to students and graduates – to provide information...
Business Workshop
Northern Regional College students are taking part in workshops creating commercially viable business ideas to improve their local area. The Rye Rural Youth Entrepreneurship programme is an innovative project designed to help young people make a real difference in their community. Funded by the Northern Periphery Programme it helps remote communities on the northern margins...