Innovator Katie serving up success by the ladleful
A Co. Down under-graduate in her final year studying consumer studies at the University of Ulster’s Coleraine campus is this year’s winner of the Ulster Business School’s Placement Innovation Awards 2012. Katie Craig, from Tandragee, a spent a year with Cookstown-based Big Pot Co developing a comprehensive marketing strategy for the artisan hand-made soup company...
Ulster rugby players tackle special business course
The Ulster Business School (UBS) has joined forces with the Irish Rugby Union Players’ Association (IRUPA) to create a bespoke programme of study. Seven Ulster Rugby players have completed the inaugural programme to equip players for professional life post-rugby and have been awarded the University of Ulster Certificate in Personal and Professional Development (Entrepreneurship) CPPD....
Farry: say Yes to a career in marketing
An innovative new programme will help young employed people gain vital work experience within the marketing industry. The Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Ireland have developed the pilot marketing programme via the Youth Employment Scheme (YES) that will offer 20 marketing hopefuls the chance to gain invaluable...
HR Role is ‘Crucial’
The role of the human resources professional is becoming increasingly more crucial to the success of businesses in Northern Ireland, according to a survey conducted by leading HR recruitment specialist Brightwater. The survey found one of the main areas of focus for the local HR professional in the coming year will be effectively engaging the...
Women In Business
Women from Northern Ireland will be able to network and share expertise with their counterparts from across the UK and Europe at this year’s Women In Business conference. Over 350 delegates are expected to attend the event, themed Connection & Engaging, on May 23, at Belfast’s Hilton Hotel. The event will feature a multi-activity programme...
University of Ulster event gets to the heart of engineering
The University of Ulster is promoting new career paths offered by modern subjects within pioneering engineering research. Science teachers from across Northern Ireland got an insight to the practical application of this work at an innovative training day on the Jordanstown campus recently. To illustrate some of its work, the university’s School of Engineering hosted...
College shoots for growth after taking STEM award
South West College has been confirmed among the UK’s top science and technology educators, after securing the prestigious STEM Assured status from NEF, The Innovation Institute. Awarded only to those who demonstrate strategic STEM leadership, the STEM Assured standard recognises institutions with advanced capability to support the needs of business and industry through specialist teaching...
Firms urged to bridge gaps in the job market
Companies are being urged to avail of the opportunities associated with the Bridge to Employment Programme. The initiative delivered by the Department of Employment and Learning assists unemployed people back into work while meeting the specific recruitment needs of businesses with individually tailored training packages. Commenting on the programme Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry...
Mayor: Play A Part In New Job Initiative
EMPLOYERS in Belfast have been urged to look at imaginative ways to help young people and long term unemployed back into work. That was the message when Belfast’s Lord Mayor Alderman Gavin Robinson was joined by Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry and chair of Strategic Policy and Resources Committee, Deirdre Hargey to announce a...
Tesco rings in over 200 new jobs in Newry
A new supermarket store is set to create over 200 new jobs. Retail giant Tesco has announced plans to open its new store in Newry on June 6. The range of full and part time vacancies are being recruited for online via the Job Centre website. Describing the jobs boost as good news for jobseekers...