Programme success is just wee buns for entrepreneurs
Local entrepreneurs have been celebrating their success at a special ceremony in Belfast City Hall. The celebration was hosted by Belfast City Council for local craft industries who completed the its Market Start-Up Programme. Twenty entrepreneurs took part in the popular business programme earlier which was launched to provide support to people in the city...
Farry launches leadership schemes to boost business
Just a 1% increase in productivity, achieved through upskilled management, can add £200million in GDP, according to Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry. He made the claim while announcing a package of free leadership and management programmes for local businesses. The Department for Employment and Learning will provide 100% financial support to businesses and...
Farry calls for a review into labour laws
A modern framework of employment law is needed to preserve the rights of employees. This will be one of the topics up for discussion during a series of meetings in London in association with the Department of Employment and Learning’s review of Apprenticeships and Youth Training as well as its ongoing Employment Law Review. Employment...
Fund Transfer Opens Doors For Students
DISTANCE learning is to become more accessible to students in Northern Ireland thanks to a funding transfer. The Minister for Employment and Learning, Stephen Farry, announced that funding for the Open University in Northern Ireland will be transferred to his Department from the Higher Education Funding Council for England. Addressing the Open University’s graduation ceremony...
How to… Write a great CV in ten steps!
1. Presentation Don’t format your CV in a way that will distract from the content or confuse the reader – keep it simple and consistent throughout. 2. Length Try to keep your CV to two sides of A4 as anymore is unlikely to be read; recruiters simply don’t have the time. This is tough if...
Bursary Awarded
Belfast Metropolitan College journalism student Iain McDowell has been awarded the prestigious Paul Robinson bursary. Iain, a student on the NCTJ one-year journalism diploma course, won the prize for his audio package entry on the subject of workplace stress and its effects. The Paul Robinson bursary is in its 4th year and is offered jointly...
Students with drive and ambition win top placements
A group of Belfast students have landed paid summer work placements with car retailer, Charles Hurst, after coming out on top in an Apprentice-style competition which tested their entrepreneurial talent, wits and skill. The competition, which was organised in partnership with Business in the Community (BITC), saw three teams of students from six of Belfast’s...
Successful partnership snaps up photography award
A successful partnership between the University of Ulster and Belfast Exposed Photography has struck gold in a prestigious careers competition. The community photography initiative took top prize at the Association of Higher Education Careers Services (AHECS) awards for excellence ceremony, following its nomination by Ulster’s Career Development Centre. For the past three years Belfast Exposed...
Skills development key for food industry future
Workforce skills development will be a major factor in driving profitability, according to the Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association. Its executive director Michael Bell was speaking at a recent conference to promote the benefits of skills in the food and drink industry, organised by Improve, the Sector Skills Council for food and drink. The...
Countdown begins for the CIPD awards
The shortlist for the inaugural Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) Northern Ireland Awards has been revealed. The Awards, which are aimed at celebrating excellence in local HR practice, will recognize initiatives that have transformed business and organizational performance as well as the contribution individuals and teams working in the HR discipline have made to...