
Economy Minister Diane Dodds today announced a new Assured Skills Academy with PwC offering 20 high-quality training places for people with degrees. Focussing on Future Business Skills, the Assured Skills Academy will see participants receive industry-relevant pre-employment training at Belfast Met and Ulster University. Participants who complete the training will gain […]
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Economy Minister Diane Dodds has launched the Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards 2021. The Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards 2021 will recognise excellence in apprenticeships and culminate in a special ‘virtual’ awards ceremony on Wednesday 28 April 2021 – one of the highlight events during Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week 2021, which will run from 26 […]
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Economy Minister Diane Dodds has launched a new FinTrU North West Assured Skills Academy offering 20 high-quality training places for people with degrees. The Assured Skills Academy will offer a four-week intensive online training course to develop core skills for the business services sector. Participants who complete the training are guaranteed an interview […]
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Economy Minister Diane Dodds has announced a new PwC Assured Skills Academy offering 20 high-quality training places to people with degrees. Focussing on Future Business Skills, the Assured Skills Academy will see participants receive industry-relevant pre-employment training at Belfast Met. Participants who complete the training will gain industry-recognised qualifications and are […]
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Belfast Met has announced that it is leading on a new Digital Futures initiative, in partnership with three other further education colleges: SERC, SRC and SWC. Digital Futures is funded by the Department for the Economy and will offer graduates an opportunity to gain the skills and qualifications to enable them to pursue […]
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Economy Minister Diane Dodds has announced a new Assured Skills Academy with PwC offering 20 high-quality training places for people with degrees. The Assured Skills Academy, focussing on Future Business Skills, will see participants receive industry-relevant pre-employment training at Belfast Met. Participants who complete the training are guaranteed a job interview for a […]
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Economy Minister Diane Dodds has announced 3,000 free online training places for people whose employment has been disrupted by the pandemic. Representing an investment of £4.6million, the courses will have a focus on digital skills and be delivered by the local colleges and universities. Encouraging people to apply, the Minister said, […]

The Prince’s Trust and Tesco Get into Retail programme returns to Newry this autumn, offering work experience and training opportunities to young people aged 16 – 30. Get into Retail is a training and mentoring scheme that gives young people aged 16-30, not currently in full-time employment, education or training, the skills, experience […]

Health Minister Robin Swann has announced additional student places for healthcare undergraduate courses at Queen’s University and Ulster University. The confirmations from the Minister enable offers to be honoured to students in the exceptional circumstances created by recent A-Level regrading decisions. They include up to 80 additional medicine undergraduate places over […]
Sep 14 2020 | Posted in
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A new online resource to guide young people into a career in the screen industries has been launched by Northern Ireland’s Creative Learning Centres. The Screen Academies website (www.screenacademiesni.org) highlights industry-led courses to train young people for jobs in areas such as film-making, animation, games development, and set design. Applications are […]