Belfast Charity Has 21 Reasons To Celebrate…
A BELFAST-based charity which has helped thousands of people towards employment and learning is celebrating its 21 anniversary this year. Springboard Opportunities Ltd works with communities across cultures, religions and borders and is best known for its Wider Horizons programme, which supports young unemployed adults from disadvantaged backgrounds. Angila Chada, executive director of Springboard Opportunities...
Awards Recognise Vital Work Of Cedar Foundation
EMPLOYMENT and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has described the work of a local charity as ‘vitally important’ in helping people with disabilities access work. He was attending a Celebration of Achievement event held by The Cedar Foundation. Funded by the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and the European Social Fund (ESF), its Vocational...
Drop In Centre To Help Boost Job Prospects
EXPERT careers advice is more accessible than ever thanks to the Careers Resource Centre. With its new ‘drop in’ Saturday service, free careers information and guidance are now available six days a week. Aiming to be equally relevant to those in employment and in need of advice as it is to job seekers, the new...
Don’t kill your career through social media
With social media increasingly used as a recruitment tool, is it time for us to pay more attention to what we put online? Chad Greggor explains: Recruiters are warning that young people and graduates risk their chances of employment by what they post online. Employers are searching social media profiles as a method of examining...
Your ticket to become a high flier
THE George Best Belfast City Airport has announced an Apprenticeship Scheme for young people in the greater Belfast area. The ‘George Best Belfast City Airport High Fliers Apprenticeship Scheme’ will offer ten participants the opportunity to gain expertise and skills in a vast range of disciplines including Human Resources, Customer Service, Hospitality, Catering and Retail....
University scambles to 200th fusion project
The University of Ulster is celebrating a major milestone after helping 200 companies to become more innovative through a hugely successful cross-border knowledge transfer project. Clonarn Clover, a free range egg producing and packing company in Co Cavan, has become the 200th company from the Republic of Ireland to partner up with the University in...
What’s it like to study… Advertising
What courses? Marketing; advertising; information management; public relations; communications; campaign management; retail management. Joint honours degrees are offered with other business-based courses, as well as unrelated subjects. Some universities offer marketing degrees for specific industries, including leisure, sport and fashion. What do you come out with? Usually a BA, but a BSc in some cases....
How to… Be a Dental Nurse
HOW TO BE A… DENTAL NURSE IF you have an interest in oral health and hygiene and like science then a career as a dental nurse could be perfect for you. Dental nurses assist dentists in all aspects of patient care. Hours of work will generally be Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm but an increasing number...
Social media buttons you should push
IN today’s world, social media is becoming an increasingly useful tool when searching for a job. Websites such as Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook can be used in a number of ways when both researching careers and job-hunting. There a few things to bear in mind if you are going to make social networking sites part...
Caterpillar to bring 200 jobs to west belfast
OVER 200 high quality shared service jobs will create employment and training opportunities in Belfast.. Caterpillar, a world leader in manufacturing equipment, are creating the new posts with support from Invest NI who have offered £1.275million towards the plan. The creation of the finance and human resources jobs in West Belfast have also been assisted...