Training academy builds skills for growing tourism sector
A new training academy will give participants the experience and skills needed to take up career opportunities in the travel industry. As part of the Department for the Economy’s (DfE) Assured Skills Academy, South Eastern Regional College (SERC) has joined forces with Selective Travel Management and Jurys Inn Hotels, to offer 18 candidates pre-employment training...
Future news makers learn from the world’s best
Seven of Northern Ireland’s most promising young journalists recently had the opportunity to attend a prestigious international media conference. Selected from a highly competitive field of more than 3,000 applicants, the students were among 100 delegates from 53 countries taking part in British Council’s Future News Worldwide programme. Held at Thomson Reuters Headquarters in London...
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We’ve teamed up with the CIPD to answer all your burning HR questions. Whether you need advice on the recruitment process, contracts of employment or well-being at work, we’re on hand to help. About CIPD CIPD are the professional body for experts in people at work. They set professional standards for HR and people development...
Queen’s University Belfast jobs
Queen’s University Belfast, one of the leading universities in the UK and Ireland with over 24,000 students and 4,200 staff, are seeking applicants to fill a range of vacancies. Queen’s are looking for a Digital Insights Analyst to analyse and interpret digital marketing data, conduct user experience research and evaluate and guide the creation...
How to handle workplace stress
Do you dread the thought of Monday morning and the workload it brings? Most people at one stage or another will suffer from stress in the workplace but there are practical ways to manage it and even positive ways to make it work for you. Here are a few tips on how to handle workplace...
How to use LinkedIn for job search success
LinkedIn is a professional networking site which helps connect individuals and companies. For many people, having a LinkedIn profile can seem like a hassle that they don’t need or feel that it’s not relevant but with a recent survey suggesting that 94% of recruiters use the site to help vet potential candidates it’s worth investing...
Northern Health and Social Care Trust hiring
Northern Health and Social Care Trust are seeking applicants for a range of roles. The Trust, one of five health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland, provide a range of health and social care services across the Antrim and Newtownabbey District, Causeway Coast and Glens District, Mid and East Antrim District and Mid Ulster...
How to protect your employment rights
A contract of employment is an agreement between an employee and employer, whereby the employee agrees to work for the employer and in turn the employer agrees to pay the employee for the work they do. It sets out employment rights, responsibilities and duties. There is always a contract of employment between an employee and...
Unlock the power of people to boost productivity
New research from CBI shows that the UK could add £110 billion to the UK economy by improving people management practices within British firms. Supported by McKinsey & Company the new report and toolkit entitled, Great Job: Solving the productivity puzzle through the power of people, reveals that UK companies know that effectively leading, engaging...
20 new jobs to help tackle plastic waste
Huhtamaki is recruiting 20 new employees to work on the first stages of a ground-breaking new project producing recyclable ready meal trays which will help reduce the amount of plastic sent to landfill globally. The jobs, which include cell co-ordinators, production operatives, and maintenance technicians, are a key part of the innovative Finnish-owned company’s investment...