Deloitte Assured Skills Academy
A brand new Deloitte Assured Skills Academy is offering 24 graduates the opportunity to gain the skills needed for a career in business consultancy using the latest technology and software. Funded by the Department for the Economy, the new Enterprise Transformation Academy will deliver nine weeks of industry-relevant pre-employment training at Belfast Metropolitan College, covering...
How I became a Tax Advisor
An enquiring mind and attention to detail are crucial for Jane Lee's role as a tax advisor.
Supporting employee health and wellbeing
A building services company has launched a 100 Day Challenge for staff as part of its health and wellbeing calendar. The challenge from Co. Down based GRAHAM, which requires participants to be physically active for at least 10 minutes every day, is helping 250 employees from across the UK to focus on getting fit for...
Apprenticeships offer alternative learning opportunities
For many students undertaking GCSE and A-level exams and embarking on the long wait for results, the month of June can bring about a great deal of stress and anxiety. As the cost of going to university continues to rise, the commitment to a further three or four years of book learning can seem daunting...
Bridge to Employment training programme
A manufacturing company based in Lisburn is offering unemployed people aged 18 and over job opportunities following completion of an intensive three-week Bridge to Employment training programme. Decora Blind Systems Ltd, in association with the Department for the Economy, has developed a training programme designed to provide trainees with a sound understanding of the tasks...
New Belfast office for football agency
The new Belfast office of one of the UK’s top football agencies has been officially opened by footballer, Rio Ferdinand. New Era Global Sports Management, which represents the interests of Rio Ferdinand, Mick McCarthy, Harry Redknapp and Robbie Savage, is the first big name football agency to open an office in Northern Ireland. It is...
100 new jobs at packaging company
Global packaging company, Huhtamaki has officially opened its new facility in Antrim creating over 100 new jobs. The new factory based in Kilbegs Business Park, will be the first facility in Ireland to produce high quality sustainable paper straws. Opening the new premises was McDonald’s Chief Financial Officer for UK & Ireland, John Park. Mr...
Teens encouraged to consider a career in the screen industries
Students as young as 14 will be given the opportunity to explore careers in Northern Ireland’s Film, TV, Animation and Games Industries. The ScreenWorks programme, a partnership between Northern Ireland Screen and Into Film, will offer free specialist training from industry professionals in a series of short work placements aimed at GCSE students. The aim...
Workers with digital skills in demand for companies
Two-thirds of companies have unfilled vacancies for jobs with digital skills, a study suggests. Research by the CBI among 250 businesses indicated that only one in three were confident of hiring workers with digital skills they need in the next three to five years. Matthew Fell, the CBI’s chief UK policy director, said: “Technology is...
Five government departments seek applicants
Five roles across various governmental departments are being advertised this week, including a post as a Senior Psychologist for the Department for Communities with a salary of up to £40,473. The job will be based at Corporation Street in Belfast. It will include leading occupational psychologists who assist employment advisers and job coaches in jobs...