Customer service sector important for job growth
Customer services account for one of Northern Ireland’s most important employment growth sectors, it was claimed today.Quality training, flexible working hours and opportunities for career progression have resulted in an increasing number of job applications, according to Firstsource Solutions in Belfast.“Many companies like ours encourage their staff to continue their studies and will provide time...
Fast food chain to create 50 new jobs
Mcdonald’s is to employ 50 extra staff in Northern Ireland as part of a wider recruitment drive during 2012. The fast food chain announced yesterday 2,500 new jobs in the UK this year and it expects at least half of the positions to go to young people under the age of 25 and around 30%...
Firm hails the creation of new ICT sector taskforce
WORK is underway to ensure the needs of Northern Ireland’s ICT sector will be met by the skills and qualifications of its workforce.Employment and Learning |Minister Dr Stephen Farry recently hosted the first meeting of the ICT Skills Taskforce which he set up to complement the action his department and Invest NI are taking in...
New gift shop presents training initiative for disabled job-seekers
A Co Down training initiative is expanding to support more people with disabilities gain employment.Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry, marked the event when he officially opened Heart and Home, a key part of the Clanrye Retail Social Enterprise (CRSE) in Newry.CRSE has been developed to expand existing employment and training services for people...
Teachers’ union welcomes training study to give pupils a brighter future
The Ulster Teachers’ Union has welcomed the study of teacher-training provision to |be undertaken by the Department of Employment and Learning. The review will examine the financial sustainability of current structures and explore the creation of a shared and integrated system for future delivery. “Any such study is an opportunity to look at how best...
Nominations now open for Apprentice of the Year 2012
THE Apprentice of the Year competition, launched by Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry, is now in its 11th year and aims to recognise the talent, excellence and determination of local apprentices. The minister said: “These awards are our opportunity to applaud apprentices who are advancing their careers through training, and it recognises employers...
Engineering firm shifts up a gear with 20 new posts
A FIRM in Omagh which makes engine monitoring systems is creating over 20 new high-quality jobs after bucking the global economic trend. Family-run JMG Systems, which already employs just over 70 people, supplies the quarrying, recycling, crushing, aircraft ground support, construction and automotive sectors. The new jobs will contribute £380,000 a year in salaries to...
Building sector scheme laying foundations for return to growth
CITB-ConstructionSkills NI is helping the building industry address the current economic downturn and focus on the way ahead. They are hosting a series of free information events to provide construction employers with the latest information on training advice and guidance, grants, funded training schemes and other services that are available to them as a registered...
Wheel of Life will help turn your life around
If you’re out of work or feeling stuck in a job you don’t enjoy, it’s easy for your unhappiness in this area to spill over to other areas of your life and affect your self-esteem. But you are more than your job, and it’s important to take time every now and again to take a...
Ciara makes grade by becoming landmark 2,000th employee with private firm Almac
A Co Armagh company is the latest to join the elite few independent private few firms to employ over 2,000 people. Ciara Cassidy, from Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone, has just taken up the landmark 2,000th position at the Craigavon-based pharmaceutical development company Almac as an application support developer. Her job will involve constant updating of...