Salaries on the Up
SALARIES and bonuses for Northern Ireland professionals showed improvement in 2012 as employers seek to retain top talent, a recent survey revealed. According to the annual Salary Survey from Brightwater Recruitment Specialists, IT, Legal, HR and Sales & Marketing ranked as the best performing sectors in terms of payment increases and benefits particularly in niche...
Members Needed
THE Department of Education is looking for a chairperson and four members for the board of the new Education and Skills Authority (ESA). ESA will be established next year to replace the functions of the Education and Library Boards, the Staff Commission for the Education and Library Boards, the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools and...
Key Partnerships
PARTNERSHIPS are one of the best ways to ensure young people develop the skills they need to secure jobs, according to Sharon Polson, regional business manager, Invest NI. She was speaking at a recent career advice event attended by over 70 young people from the Limavady area. Organised by Invest Northern Ireland in conjunction with...
Disability project aims to Connect people with jobs
A new disability employment programme will help some of Northern Ireland’s most disadvantaged people find work, according to leading charities. Work Connect is a specifically tailored disability employment programme designed to target some those currently receiving Incapacity Benefit (IB) or Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and help them secure work. The programme, which will offer individually...
What’s It Like To Study… Film
NICK ROWLAND studied a BA in Film Production at The Arts University College at Bournemouth (AUCB) Everyone loves films, right? We have all grown up in front of the silver screen and we all become captivated by the excitement and escapism it offers. There is a slightly surreal quality to the cinema experience; you walk...
European funding helps 70,000 back into work
European funding has delivered training and employment opportunities to over 70,000 people, according to Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry. He was addressing the recent Learning Network conference in Queen’s University, Belfast, organised by the Learning Network to address social disadvantage and re-integration of unemployed people to the labour market. The Minister said: “Northern...
University of Ulster celebrates students’ success at annual Science Shop Awards
FOUR University of Ulster students are celebrating their success at this year’s Science Shop Awards at the University of Ulster. Sharing first prize were Lance Wilson, Sam Forson and Adam Williamson from the UU’s Coleraine campus who undertook a project with Pavestone, a Vocational and Leisure Rehabilitation Centre in Coleraine. The students developed an online...
How To Be A… Registered Nurse
There are many routes into nursing explains Sinead Polland, Director and Nurse Manager at Lucas Love Healthcare: “Nursing is a diverse, challenging and very rewarding career choice. Nurses and nursing staff take responsibility for the care they provide and answer for their own judgments and actions. They constantly respond to new challenges and act as...
Farry: STEM subjects vital for economy
STEM subjects will play a crucial role in economic growth and providing job opportunities. This was the message as Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry, presented prizes to young people participating in the Mathematics competition at Queen’s University. Congratulating the students on their achievements, the Minister said: “It is refreshing to be here today...
How to… Analyse Your Skills And Job Options
Identify Your Strengths And Your Weaknesses WHETHER you are a student contemplating your future career and education choices or employed and looking to make a career change there is practical advice to help you decide what sort of job would suit your personality and make best use of your skills. ASSESS YOUR SKILLS: Make a...