Now’s Your Chance To Volunteer And Boost Job Prospects
IF you’ve ever thought of volunteering then get down to the Belfast Careers Resource Centre on Saturdays over the next few weeks. Volunteer Now will be on-hand (March 23 and every Saturday in April) with local volunteering opportunities to complement advice from the careers team during its new extended weekend opening hours at their Ann...
Novel IT Academy Awards Its First Batch Of Graduates
TWENTY two graduates have been honoured at an awards ceremony following a 15-week placement with the Software Testers’ Academy. The graduates from the academy, which was developed bythe Department for Employment and Learning and Invest Northern Ireland, now have a recognised qualification and the skills needed to pursue a career in the IT industry. Hosting...
Firms Go Above And Beyond To Invest in Their People
TWENTY-nine businesses from across Northern Ireland are celebrating additional accreditation at gold, silver and bronze levels against the prestigious Investors in People (IiP) framework. Dr Stephen Farry, Minister for Employment and Learning, congratulated the organisations that received the business award at a celebration event held in Belfast Castle. The minister said: “This is indeed a...
Scheme Aims To Help Launch Future Careers
EMPLOYMENT and Learning minister Stephen Farry has praised an initiative aimed at encouraging young people into the world of aerospace, engineering and science and on to future careers in the industry. Presenting the awards at the regional final of the UK Aerospace Youth Rocketry Challenge, the minister said: “Inspiring our young people to be excited...
The simple guide to student finance applications
Time’s ticking on your applications, and if you’ve not written them yet, it’s time to get weaving. Let student finance expert David Ellis show you how. These moments of the year are often spiced with a faint unease, an unremitting ‘what have I forgotten?’ When student finance applications opened in February, good intentions meant applying...
University’s golden girls of fashion
University of Ulster Four University of Ulster art students are through to the final of a major fashion competition which is hailed as a launch pad for Ireland’s top designers. The successful students will have their creations showcased at the glamourous Golden Egg Fashion Innovation Awards which takes place in Galway later this month. This...
How to… Be a Veterinary Nurse
Veterinary nurses help veterinary surgeons (vets) by providing nursing care for sick, injured and hospitalised animals. They also play an important role in educating owners on good standards of animal care and welfare. Often a veterinary nurse will have a hands on role with the daily running of the practice and an involvement in IT...
Showing your worth with aptitude tests
Employers are frequently looking for new and innovative ways to help them hire the right candidate for a particular role, and these can often included aptitude tests, online assessments and assessment centres. Anne Richardson from the Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service offers the following advice: It is important to remember that aptitude tests...
How to… Protect your rights
A contract of employment is an agreement between an employee and employer, whereby the employee agrees to work for the employer and in turn the employer agrees to pay the employee for the work they do. It sets out employment rights, responsibilities and duties. There is always a contract of employment between an employee and...
Bespoke Training
SIX Engineers from one of the world’s largest automotive component manufacturers, Montupet, have completed a bespoke electrical engineering training course delivered by SERC. Working in partnership with the engineering team at Montupet the college designed and delivered a bespoke Level 1 apprenticeship in electrical engineering aimed at improving self-sufficiency in job assessment and up-skilling existing...