Industry News

17th September 2013

Working Abroad Expo in Dublin in March

  Donegal born Siobhan Deery and her 17 year old daughter Kirstin immigrated to Canada last July having attended the Working Abroad Expo in Dublin in March.   Siobhan is a well-qualified and experienced professional with a BA (Hons) in Banking & Finance, MA in Business Studies and a PGCE.   Siobhan was interested in...

17th September 2013

Meaty online tool

A NEW website will provide a range of tools for professionals in the meat industry to help them develop their business. Invest Northern Ireland has assisted the development of meatconnected.com, a unique online business-to-business networking, trading and information system. It has been developed by Roger McCracken, a Londonderry businessman with extensive experience in the meat...

17th September 2013

100 more McJobs

McDonald’s is set to create 100 new jobs in Northern Ireland throughout 2013. It comes as part of a nationwide commitment to create 2,500 new positions across the UK by the end of the year. The fast-food chain currently employs 2,000 people across its 26 restaurants in Northern Ireland. New employees in Northern Ireland will...

17th September 2013

Toruism Revamp

Industry leaders have glimpsed the future of tourism in Northern Ireland thanks to a group of talented interior design students from the University of Ulster. As part of their course work they presented representatives from the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Belfast City Council with their unique ideas to encourage more visitors to the city...

17th September 2013

New app drives golf forward

NRC students have helped created the Causeway Coast Golf App thanks to funding from the Employer Support Programme which is financed by the Department of Employment and Learning (DEL) through its Further Education Sector Employer Support ProgrammeThe app is full of great information for golfers on any of Causeway Coast Golf Tournament courses.For more information...

17th September 2013

ICT vital for our economic development

ICT is critical for the Northern Ireland economy. That was the message at the launch of Momentum’s, the representative body for Northern Ireland’s digital sector, ICT manifesto. Attending the launch, Minister for Employment and Learning, Stephen Farry said:  “The ICT sector is of critical importance to the growth of the Northern Ireland economy and to...

17th September 2013

Job scheme strives to get unemployed into work

Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry congratulated STRIVE 2 Work graduates at a recent presentation ceremony in Derry. STRIVE – Support and Training Results In Valuable Employees – is an employability programme aimed at engaging those hardest to reach and enables participants to develop their interpersonal, confidence and soft skills by completing a four...

17th September 2013

To progress, firms must Invest in People: Farry

THE Investors in People award is the most successful framework for business improvement through its workforce, according to Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry. He was speaking recently as 34 more Northern Ireland organisations were awarded the prestigious accreditation. Mr Farry said: “Obviously it is satisfying to receive your accreditation, but the real cause...

17th September 2013

Career advice ‘vital to future of economy’

CAREERS choices are crucial for job growth and the future of the Northern Ireland economy. That was the message at the West Belfast Business Education Partnership (BEPs) Careers Convention attended by almost 1,350 local post-primary school pupils. Education Minister, John O’Dowd commended the event for allowing local students to meet and speak directly with employers...

17th September 2013

Farming Payrise

CHANGES to pay have been proposed for agricultural workers in Northern Ireland. Following a meeting on 18 January 2013, the Agricultural Wages Board  (AWB) proposes to increase existing minimum rates for agricultural workers across all grades by 2% from 6 April 2013. The proposed new rates are: Minimum Rate, applicable for the first 40 weeks...

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