Grafton cooks up work skills
The Grafton Employment Group is serving up its Switch On programme to final year students at Colleges NI, to help them prepare for the world of work. The initiative is currently operating across Northern Ireland, providing interactive and practical master class clinics on CV and interview preparation and interpreting job descriptions to over 300 students....
Partnership scheme’s £10k grant funding for construction skills training
CITB-ConstructionSkills NI are now working in direct partnership with federations and industry bodies to help fund demand-led training within the local construction industry. This scheme, formally titled Tier 2, is integrated as part of the already existing training grants scheme and is more proactive and flexible in working in partnership with the industry. There is £10,000...
College recycling firm leads the way
Turning waste products into a viable business sounds like a task set by Lord Sugar, but this is actually the challenge undertaken by a group of students from South Eastern Regional College who have recently set up their own recycling company. Bellisle Recycling has been established by five carpentry apprentices who secured funding from the...
Fund gives Credit where it’s due in the classroom
Northern Ireland’s largest teacher education colleges haved joined forces to launch a major professional development programme in Belfast. Developed by Stranmillis University College and St Mary’s University College, Classrooms Re-imagined: Education in Diversity and Inclusion for Teachers (CREDIT) will enable educators to play a proactive role in leading community relations and community cohesion from the...
Finance firm goes from strength to strength whilst aiding local growth
A Northern Ireland commercial finance company is helping grow local employment thanks to a £4.5m funding injection. Keys Commercial Finance Ltd announced today that in its first eight months of trading it has supported more than 20 local businesses within the SME sector. The company has also secured a further £20m in funding for large...
Unique software course to attract global investors
Queen’s University is hoping to attract investors to Northern Ireland through the launch of a new software developers’ course. The MSc in Software Development at the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, which was launched recently by the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment at Queen’s, offers 60 places and is open to...
Students ‘must be strategic to thrive’
Accountancy graduates must be strategic in the ‘milk round’ process to secure training places, according to a leading Northern Ireland accountancy and business advisory firm. BDO audit director Laura Jackson, who plays a key role in the selection of the firm’s graduate intake, warned that candidates should not approach this recruitment process as a last...
Students ‘must be strategic to thrive’
Accountancy graduates must be strategic in the ‘milk round’ process to secure training places, according to a leading Northern Ireland accountancy and business advisory firm. BDO audit director Laura Jackson, who plays a key role in the selection of the firm’s graduate intake, warned that candidates should not approach this recruitment process as a last...
Youth strategy ‘will encourage more volunteering and leadership schemes’
The Department of Education’s new Priorities for Youth policy will encourage the youth service to provide young people with positive volunteering and leadership opportunities, according to Minister John O’Dowd. He was addressing at a recent event in Armagh where he presented certificates to recipients of the Millennium Volunteers Awards of Excellence. Speaking after the...
Translink drive for dyslexia awareness
The Transport and Salaried Staff Association (TSSA) has launched a Dyslexia Awareness Campaign targeting Translink employees. The new campaign aims to raise awareness of support available within the workplace to deal with dyslexia and is supported by the Department for Employment and Learning. Catherine Mason, Translink groupc chief executive, said: “We are very much...