Learning new skills is key to achievement
Essential skills are key to economic growth and personal achievement, according to the Department of Employment and Learning. Speaking as this year’s Adult Learners’ Week wraps up today, Minister Dr Stephen Farry highlighted the importance of essential skills for the economy. The event has raised the profile of the free literacy, numeracy and ICT training...
Students from low income homes urged to sign up for university scholarship
Stormont minister are urging students to apply for scholarship opportunities. Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry and Education Minister, John O’Dowd were speaking at the launch of the All Ireland Scholarships for 2012. The annual scholarships, funded by businessman JP McManus and now in their fourth year, provide financial assistance to top-performing students from...
Investment in skills was worth it for G4S
A security services company which invested in graduate management skills development has achieved a 30% growth in Northern Ireland. Tim Devine, head of management and leadership at the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL), recently met with Isobel Allison, HR manager of G4S, Northern Ireland to congratulate her on the successful completion of the Departments...
Jazzed-up healthy living message is hitting home
Action Cancer’s Health Action programme is reaching more children and young people than ever with its health living message. Nursery children right up to college students can now take part in the programme, which has already reached more than 420,000 children in Northern Ireland since 2003. And this number is set to rise as a result...
Long-term unemployed rev up for work at international bike meeting
The Relentless International North West 200 and its security company Select Security will provide jobs for 20 long term unemployed men and women during the road racing week. Belfast (NI) Select Management and Security Ltd have partnered with North Belfast based charity the Ashton Community Trust and have recruited a third of its staff required...
School delighted to win award for course of year
Outstanding employability has contributed to the Ulster Business School’s MSc/Grad ICSA in Management and Corporate Governance course being named Postgraduate Course of the Year at the 2012 Gradireland Awards in Dublin. Since 2009, over 80 per cent of its students each year have obtained graduate level roles in relevant professional areas despite the continued downturn...
Trust helping young people get their feet on the career ladder
The Prince’s Trust Get Into Social Care programme is helping local young people overcome barriers to employment in Northern Ireland. Among them is Belfast woman Ashleigh Murray , 20, who despite a traumatic childhood, has secured a job which she hopes will put her on course to her dream career working with people who have...
Grafton cooks up work skills
The Grafton Employment Group is serving up its Switch On programme to final year students at Colleges NI, to help them prepare for the world of work. The initiative is currently operating across Northern Ireland, providing interactive and practical master class clinics on CV and interview preparation and interpreting job descriptions to over 300 students....
Partnership scheme’s £10k grant funding for construction skills training
CITB-ConstructionSkills NI are now working in direct partnership with federations and industry bodies to help fund demand-led training within the local construction industry. This scheme, formally titled Tier 2, is integrated as part of the already existing training grants scheme and is more proactive and flexible in working in partnership with the industry. There is £10,000...
College recycling firm leads the way
Turning waste products into a viable business sounds like a task set by Lord Sugar, but this is actually the challenge undertaken by a group of students from South Eastern Regional College who have recently set up their own recycling company. Bellisle Recycling has been established by five carpentry apprentices who secured funding from the...