Pizzeria Goes East
TWENTY-five jobs are to be created with the opening of a new pizzeria in east Belfast. Greens Pizza will open a second premises on the Upper Newtownards Road at the end of the month. Business partners Manus McConn and William Clark opened their first restaurant in 1995 on the Lisburn Road, which was highly commended...
Recruitment Drive
THE Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) has launched a new competition to recruit Independent Board Members for Government departments. The NICS would be interested in hearing from people who are keen to ensure that public services are delivered effectively and efficiently; have the ability to analyse complex information; have good communication skills and can think...
Leadership Skills Key To Business Success
INNOVATIVE leadership is the key to business success. That was the message at Invest NI’s Leadership Experience event as it encouraged business people to embrace the importance of effective leadership as they focus on growing business success. Speaking at the event Invest NI’s Executive Director, Business Solutions, Tracy Meharg said: “Research clearly indicates that good...
NI’s Poorest Students Caught In Digital Divide
THE ‘digital divide’ could be widening Northern Ireland’s qualifications attainment gap, it’s been claimed. Avril Hall Callaghan, General Secretary of the Ulster Teachers’ Union, was responding to new findings which show that over a third of the UK’s poorest students do not have the internet at home and a similar number do not have a...
Engineering Professor Uses Networking Skills To Land A Place On Top Government Committee
UNIVERSITY of Ulster academic, Professor Gerard Parr, has been invited onto a prestigious UK government committee. His appointment to the Strategic Advisory Team of the UK Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) acknowledges a distinguished academic career. Selected from across the UK scientific and industrial community the committee identifies priorities for research and early...
Engineering Firm To Create 38 New Posts
A NEW engineering company is to create over 30 jobs. Blackrock Manufacturing Ltd will create 38 new jobs and has been set up in Coalisland by Pat O’Neill, the founder of equipment manufacturing company, Powerscreen. Making the announcement, Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster revealed that the County Tyrone company had been established with support from Invest...
How To… Choose The Right Career Path
WHETHER you are a student or graduate just starting out on your career path or you are contemplating a change of job for the New Year it is important to consider what area of work you would be best suited to. Everyone wants work satisfaction but to achieve this you should choose a career area...
Ortus Appointments
THE Ortus Group has made five new appointments. The Belfast based commercial social enterprise has developed a number of innovative new businesses including, Franchising NI, FLEX language services and Fire Risk NI. Catherine McClelland has been appointed as the Business Services Manager for Ortus. Barry Kelly has been appointed as the Franchise Services Manager for...
Talks Generate Buzz
BELFAST is buzzing with creativity, according to a leading educationalist. Justin Edwards, assistant CEO and director of curriculum at Belfast Met, was speaking as the college hosted the inaugural TEDxBelfastMetropolitanCollege event. Based on the theme ‘Igniting Innovation’ the event brought together a mix of people from sectors as diverse as education, IT and communications services,...
College Strikes Gold
THE Northern Regional College has been awarded the Gold Charter Award for a second year as part of a Safe Place initiative. The college adopted the Onus Safe Place initiative which provides information on support services available to anyone experiencing domestic abuse and acknowledges its pledge to provide support within the workplace. Barbara Laverty, NRC...