How to… Know where to look.
There are a host of places where you can search for available jobs, including newspapers, websites, recruitment agencies and many more. It is important however that you cast your net as wide as possible so that no suitable jobs slip past you. Do not limit yourself to one form of job searching. Below are some...
Scheme Helping Young People
YOUNG unemployed people who have completed the Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre Youth Initiative Scheme have been presented with certificates of achievement. The eight week project aims to help 16 to 24-year-olds identify and overcome personal and other barriers in the way of training, further education and employment, such as apprenticeships. Employment Minister Stephen Farry said:...
Prince’s Trust’s Recruitment
The Prince’s Trust in Northern Ireland has announced the recruitment of three young people as job ambassadors. They are the first three of 18 to be employed in Northern Ireland in the next three years, and will work to help another 1,800 young people to find work. The Trust launched its Job Ambassador scheme in...
Growing Apprenticeships
There are currently over 11,000 people undertaking training in NI as part of the apprenticeships programme, figures show. And there are currently more than 100 apprenticeships to chose from which can take between two to four years to complete, depending on the level of study Northern Ireland’s apprenticeships programme is funded by the Department of...
Be At Your Best In The Jobs Race
The parade of the Olympic athletes in London on Monday this week reminded us of the achievements which are possible provided you are prepared to be prepared. It is not just hard work, although success will not come without this, but focus. As with the Olympics is essential to know both what you are good...
Investing in people brings added rewards
Thirty-five businesses from across Northern Ireland are celebrating their ‘additional’ accreditation at Gold, Silver and Bronze levels in the prestigious Investors in People (IiP) framework. Hosting an event at Belfast Castle recently, Dr Stephen Farry, Minister for Employment and Learning, said the additional accreditation was the result of an extended IiP framework introduced in 2009....
Get More Skills
The Department for Employment and Learning is calling on all prospective learners to sign up to a free Essential Skills course. Essential Skills courses in numeracy, ICT and literacy can help not only with day-to-day family life and everyday tasks but also help with future career choices. David Berrisford, a regional winner at the Essential...
Circle Expanding
Full Circle Management Solutions Ltd in Belfast is expanding to meet the growing demand for its professional services as a result of new business secured from Invest Northern Ireland’s trade missions to India, Sri Lanka and the Baltics. To facilitate further export growth and its plans to target new international markets, Full Circle has just...
Jobs For The Young A Top Priority: Farry
Building a better future for young people who are not yet in education or employment is a key Stormont priority, says Employment minister Stephen Farry. The minister was speaking at an event where he presented certificates of achievement to young unemployed people who have completed the Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre Youth Initiative Scheme. The eight...
Training programme builds job skills
An innovative training programme in Belfast has transformed a derelict eye-sore and helped construction students qualify in their chosen career. Springvale Learning’s Project 202 has enabled them to gain their NVQ Level 2 through participation in the Department’s Programme-Led Apprenticeship provision. The project takes its name from Springvale’s purchase of a derelict house at 220...