
Banbridge’s Belmont Estate Hotel is to play host to a recruitment event on Friday 20th November between 11:00am and 6:00pm. The event will take place in the Belmont Estate Hotel, Rathfriland Road, Banbridge and has been organised by the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL). Over 120 jobs will be on offer, including full and […]

The Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service will be available to offer advice and guidance at the Jobs and Advice Fair in the City Hotel in Armagh on Thursday 12th November 2015. Over 30 companies with over 300 vacancies have so far confirmed their attendance on the day. The vacancies include both full and […]

If you’re considering applying to university next year, you will need to complete the all-important UCAS application. Johnny Nolan, careers manager for Newry, Armagh, Kilkeel and Newcastle in the Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service, offered advice to Newry Times readers. “All UCAS applications are made online through www.ucas.com. Students should first use this […]

Armagh is to play host to a Jobs and Advice Fair on Thursday 12th November between 10:00am and 4:00pm. The event, which is free and open to all, will take place in the City Hotel, Armagh. Speaking ahead of the event, Gillian McPherson, Manager of Armagh Jobs and Benefits office in DEL’s Employment Service, said, […]

If you’re looking for a job or to gain work experience, Christmas can be a great time to get work. It can help you gain valuable experience, confidence and of course help to pay the bills. Davy Doyle, Local Office Manager for Newry Jobs & Benefits office explained, “Many retailers are planning to take on […]

Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry is reminding people that a major Job Fair will be held in Belfast on Wednesday 21st October. The event will take place in the Europa Hotel, Belfast between 10:00am and 4:00pm and has been organised by the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL). Speaking to Newry Times, Minister […]

Minister for Employment and Learning Dr Stephen Farry has launched the fourth cohort of the ICT Apprenticeship Scheme to provide opportunities to enter this growing and exciting sector. The scheme, involving a number of public sector and private sector organisations, will recruit apprentices to take up various software development and IT infrastructure roles. Approximately fifty […]

The Northern Ireland Executive has allocated £80 million towards the Social Investment Fund (SIF) which is being delivered in partnership with communities across nine zones throughout Northern Ireland. This fund aims to make life better for people living in deprived areas by reducing poverty, unemployment and physical deterioration. The Southern Zone covers the three new […]

The first of the Department for Employment and Learning’s series of Job Fairs and Advice Forums has opened in Newry. Speaking from the event at the Canal Court Hotel, the Department for Employment and Learning’s (DEL) Permanent Secretary Derek Baker said, “I recognise the important contribution which employers, large and small, have made to this […]

The Department for Employment and Learning’s Careers Service will be available to offer advice and guidance at the Jobs Fair and Advice Forum in the Canal Court Hotel in Newry on Thursday 10th September 2015. Fifty-two companies with over 600 vacancies have so far confirmed their attendance on the day. The vacancies include both full […]