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NORTHERN Ireland should be a vanguard in developing management and leadership skills fit for 21st century challenges, according to Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry. He was speaking at the recent launch of the enhanced Management and Leadership Development Programme (MLDP). The Department’s MLDP is a suite of individual training interventions and courses...
Scheme Helps Young Jobless Net IT Skills
A new initiative will give 20 unemployed young people the opportunity to develop skills and further job prospects in the ICT sector. Employment and Learning Minister, Stephen Farry has praised the scheme – a partnership between Wholeschool Software in West Belfast and the Department for Employment and Learning – which will help young people gain...
Tayto bags 50 new staff with plan to expand
MORE than 50 new jobs are to be created thanks to a multi million pound investment plan. The Co Armagh crisp and snack company, Tayto Group Ltd, is committing nearly £6million in additional wages and salaries over the next five years. The firm currently employs 390 staff at its Tandgraee Castle and the new jobs...
You’ve got that UCAS offer, but now what?
What to do once you’ve received those university offers After spending the last few months obsessively checking inboxes, for most students the UCAS anxiety is almost over. You’ve got your offers, so what next? Cecily Fleming explores the options. Choosing a university is a different experience for everyone. Some might have a firm idea of...
Scheme helps students boost ICT Skills
Belfast Metropolitan College is celebrating the success of its Public/Private ICT Apprenticeship Pilot. The scheme, involving government and a number of local ICT employers, has seen 32 individuals recruited as apprentices and taking up various software development and IT infrastructure roles in both the public and private sector. Attending the event at the college were...
Graduate Focus: Queen’s and University of Ulster
Queen’s Queen’s University Belfast has been announced as one of the new partners in Futurelearn, the UK’s first provider of free, open online courses from multiple top-ranking institutions. The announcement was made as six of the Futurelearn partners take part in a major business and skills mission to India with the Prime Minister, David Cameron....
Why we need recruitment consultants
GRAFTON’s Beth McMaw gives her advice for employers wishing to appoint a recruitment consultant. The recruitment industry is renowned for attracting hungry, self-motivated and resilient people into the role of Recruitment Consultant. All of these are absolutely 100% essential competencies for managing a fast paced, highly pressurised desk supplying temporary staff. What if, as a...
Whats it like to Study… Broadcasting
WHAT’S IT LIKE TO STUDY… BROADCASTING What courses? Broadcasting; broadcast media; broadcast journalism; radio production; media production; radio; TV and film production; television and broadcasting; broadcast technology; broadcast operations. What do you come out with? A BA, although a tiny minority of technically-focused courses end with a BSc. What’s it about? The wonderful box (or...
How to be… A Childminder
HOW TO BE A… CHILDMINDER IF you like the idea of working from home, love children and have endless patience then a career as a childminder might be perfect for you. Childminders usually look after children from their own homes while the child’s parents are at work. Your hours of work will depend on the...
Young chef scholarship is a recipe for success
Talented young chefs are being urged to apply for a prestigious hospitality scholarship. Award-winning chef James Devine has urged budding Northern Ireland chefs aged 17-20 to seize the opportunity of a lifetime by applying for the Le Cordon Bleu UK Scholarship Award. Applicants have until February 28 to apply for the prestigious scholarship. The scholarship...