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....
Minister Farry urges new campaign to help disabled people find work
Government, voluntary and community sectors must work closely to help people with disabilities into employment, according to Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry. Addressing delegates at the Northern Ireland Union for Supported Employment (NIUSE) conference in Belfast recently, the Minister said: “We have a responsibility to provide everyone with the necessary support to give...
Is a job in the Armed Forces for you?
The Armed Forces are holding a careers exhibition on the 17th and 18th March at Kinnegar Logistic Base in Holywood. The two-day event will take place from 11am to 4pm, giving anyone interested in a career in the Armed Forces the chance to find out everything they need to know about what life in the...
Training scheme calls on engineers to go for GOLD
A high calibre apprenticeship programme is paying dividends for a Co Tyrone packaging company. Greiner Packaging Limited, Dungannon, is now recruiting for the second year of its GOLD programme for people interested in a career in engineering. This four-year apprenticeship programme has been designed by the company and partners the South West College as well...
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...
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...
North City Training receives a new identity but is still committed to equipping young people with st
North City Training is to be re-branded as Bryson FutureSkills and has also acquired new premises in the centre of Belfast. It currently delivers Training for Success, ApprenticeshipsNI, European Social Fund programmes and Steps to Work on behalf of the Department for Employment and Learning. The new facility will further support and enhance the delivery...
Search is on to find first Apprentice star at Queen’s
Queen’s Students’ Union has launched the first ever QUB Apprentice Competition at the University. In addition to the coveted title, contestants also have the chance to win a prestigious two-week placement with Deloitte as well as £200 worth of vouchers. Star of this year’s BBC series The Apprentice, Jim Eastwood, has teamed up with Queen’s...
Now you can check out just how qualified you are for that job at a centre near you
Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry, today launched an innovative new qualifications comparison service for workers from outside Northern Ireland. The Qualifications Comparison Service offers individuals from outside Northern Ireland the opportunity to call into one of Department for Employment and Learning’s Employment Service offices and have their qualifications compared against the UK equivalent....
Employers seek confidence not clichés, reveals recruiter
A string of zingy one-liners may have powered ‘Jedi Jim’ towards Alan Sugar’s boardroom, but local job hunters should drop clichés to get ahead, according to Northern Ireland employers. That’s the advice from Belfast-based Recruitment Specialists Brightwater in a new publication drawing on more than 10 years’ expertise and knowledge of local employers’ preferences and gripes. ...