Fund gives Credit where it’s due in the classroom
Northern Ireland’s largest teacher education colleges haved joined forces to launch a major professional development programme in Belfast. Developed by Stranmillis University College and St Mary’s University College, Classrooms Re-imagined: Education in Diversity and Inclusion for Teachers (CREDIT) will enable educators to play a proactive role in leading community relations and community cohesion from the...
Finance firm goes from strength to strength whilst aiding local growth
A Northern Ireland commercial finance company is helping grow local employment thanks to a £4.5m funding injection. Keys Commercial Finance Ltd announced today that in its first eight months of trading it has supported more than 20 local businesses within the SME sector. The company has also secured a further £20m in funding for large...
Unique software course to attract global investors
Queen’s University is hoping to attract investors to Northern Ireland through the launch of a new software developers’ course. The MSc in Software Development at the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, which was launched recently by the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment at Queen’s, offers 60 places and is open to...
Students ‘must be strategic to thrive’
Accountancy graduates must be strategic in the ‘milk round’ process to secure training places, according to a leading Northern Ireland accountancy and business advisory firm. BDO audit director Laura Jackson, who plays a key role in the selection of the firm’s graduate intake, warned that candidates should not approach this recruitment process as a last...
Students ‘must be strategic to thrive’
Accountancy graduates must be strategic in the ‘milk round’ process to secure training places, according to a leading Northern Ireland accountancy and business advisory firm. BDO audit director Laura Jackson, who plays a key role in the selection of the firm’s graduate intake, warned that candidates should not approach this recruitment process as a last...
Youth strategy ‘will encourage more volunteering and leadership schemes’
The Department of Education’s new Priorities for Youth policy will encourage the youth service to provide young people with positive volunteering and leadership opportunities, according to Minister John O’Dowd. He was addressing at a recent event in Armagh where he presented certificates to recipients of the Millennium Volunteers Awards of Excellence. Speaking after the...
Translink drive for dyslexia awareness
The Transport and Salaried Staff Association (TSSA) has launched a Dyslexia Awareness Campaign targeting Translink employees. The new campaign aims to raise awareness of support available within the workplace to deal with dyslexia and is supported by the Department for Employment and Learning. Catherine Mason, Translink groupc chief executive, said: “We are very much...
Higher education vital says Farry
Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry has stressed the importance of higher level qualifications when it comes to securing employment. He was addressing representatives from the National Union of Students and the Union of Students in Ireland (NUS-USI) at their annual conference in Fermanagh recently. “The Northern Ireland Skills Strategy which I launched last...
McDonald’s staff lead the fight against litter bugs
Staff from McDonald’s restaurants in Belfast volunteered for a clean-up operation to rid unsightly litter blighting the Lagan Towpath area recently. Tying in with Tidy NI’s Big Spring Clean campaign and led by shift manager and Planet Champion Mateusz Wasielewski, the McDonald’s tidy crew of 15 volunteers filled 12 bags of litter. Speaking at the...
New staff as firm sweeps contracts
Cleaning and security firm Robinson Services is to expand its workforce by 300 following the purchase of 180 cleaning contracts from Resource Group. The deal, thought to be worth over £1m, will bring Robinson Service’s total workforce to 1,500 and, it said, makes it the largest private support services business in Northern Ireland. The deal...