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...
How I became an Electrical Trainer
Ciara Rooney has worked her way up from an apprentice electrician to an electrical trainer and assessor at Northern Regional College.
How to be more confident at work
Many people lack confidence from time to time in the workplace. This could be due to starting a new job, a promotion or simply just a touch of low self-esteem. Confidence can go a long way to helping you reach your full career potential so knowing how to overcome feelings of inadequacy, shyness or self-doubt...
Degree programme offers candidates bags of managerial experience
Retailer Lidl Northern Ireland is seeking fresh candidates hungry for success for its specialist management degree programme. The supermarket will hire up to 50 candidates to fulfil two key managerial roles which come with a competitive salary, on-the-job training and a fully funded degree. Following the success of last year’s Feed Your Mind programme, Lidl...