A Push Up The Career Ladder
High climber: Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has welcomed the Department of the Environment’s commitment to offering work experience opportunities to unemployed people under the Steps to Work programme. He is joined by Environment Minister, Alex Attwood and Shan Feet Giet from Belfast, who is currently on work experience with the DOE. Steps...
How To Be A… Flight Attendant
Dreaming Of A High-Flying Career IF you enjoy flying and like the idea of a career that gives you the opportunity to travel then a role as an air host/hostess might be for you. Although full, on-the-job training will be provided there are certain criteria that might give you a head start: BASIC SKILLSMost companies...
Ten Things You Shouldn’t Do In An Interview
Anne Richardson from the Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service highlights a number of common mistakes that can be made during interviews WITH the job market more competitive than ever it’s important to remember there are some things you should simply not do at an interview:1. Leaving your mobile phone switched on — Can...
Reeling In New Talent
Big screen ambition: John Walls from film training company Giga Training, and Sonya Burns, programme manager for Southern Partnership, are looking for young Spielbergs. The Intergenerational Good Relations film project gives participants the chance to train with industry professionals and produce films. Visit www.gigatraining.com.
Town Hosts Careers Fair
LARNE will play host to a major Job & Opportunities Fair later this month. This free event on February 19 has been organised in partnership with the Department for Employment and Learning, Larne Borough Council, LEDCOM and Larne Development Forum, and runs from 2-6pm in Larne Town Hall. The event is open to all who...
Sign Up At BMC
BELFAST Metropolitan College is recruiting deaf learners as part of a Sign Language Tutor Training Project which aims to create the first pool of fully qualified Sign Language teachers in Northern Ireland by 2015. BMC has secured funding from the Department for Employment and Learning for teaching Maths, English and Level 6 British/Irish Sign Language...
Volunteer Now
SERC have launched a new volunteer programme. The success of this programme is built around partnerships within the community. SERC collaborate with Volunteer Now, IFA, Simon Community, Citizen Advice and other key organisations to identify, promote and recommend volunteering opportunities to all SERC students. Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Manager, Olivia Kennedy said: “The volunteer programme has...
Recruitment Drive
THE Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) has launched a new competition to recruit Independent Board Members for Government departments. The NICS would be interested in hearing from people who are keen to ensure that public services are delivered effectively and efficiently; have the ability to analyse complex information; have good communication skills and can think...
Brand New Year, Brand New Career?
It’s that time of year again when many of us will be considering New Year’s resolutions, and for some that might include thinking about a change in career path or perhaps deciding on a career for the first time. Anne Richardson from the Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service offers the following advice… TAKE...
Say ‘Yes’ to beating the Catch-22 job
I can’t get a job without experience and I can’t get experience without a job… ‘YES’ you can, according to Anne Richardson from the Department’s Careers Service One of the most concerning aspects of the economic downturn is its impact on our young people. It is clear that many young people face a ‘catch-22’ situation...