
Finance Minister Conor Murphy has launched a new Operational Delivery Apprenticeship scheme for the Civil Service. He was speaking as he was joined by both Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey and Economy Minister Gordon Lyons to launch the scheme. Minister Murphy encouraged people to consider applying for a place as the first […]

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has launched Skill Up, a new initiative to deliver free training places, in an investment of up to £23million. Supported by the Northern Ireland Office, Skill Up will fully fund the local further education colleges and universities to deliver approximately 15,000 training places in over 250 subject areas for […]

University students taking part-time jobs are at increased risk of falling victim to scams, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning. Higher numbers of students going to university this year mean more young people may choose to take on part-time work. Being new to interacting with HMRC and unfamiliar with genuine […]

People from all walks of life across the Newry and Mourne area are being encouraged to apply for one of the free Open University courses available this autumn as part of the government’s Skill Up initiative. The most recent data for students registered with The Open University (the OU) in the Newry […]

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has announced a new Assured Skills Academy with PwC offering 20 high-quality training places. Focussing on professional services, the Assured Skills Academy is open to people with a Level 5 qualification and relevant experience, or a 2:2 degree in any discipline. Successful applicants receive eight weeks of industry-relevant pre-employment […]
Sep 9 2021 | Posted in
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Health Minister Robin Swann has announced the commissioning of two additional training places per year on the postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme provided at Queen’s University Belfast. Psychologists play a key role in providing mental health services in Northern Ireland and have provided essential support to those in need throughout the pandemic. […]
Sep 2 2021 | Posted in
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Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has launched a new Assured Skills Collaborative Welding Academy at Southern Regional College (SRC), with 12 training places. The College, in conjunction with the Department for the Economy are offering an opportunity for individuals to receive industry standard welding training. The training will provide them with the skills to […]

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has launched an Assured Skills Academy in Cloud Engineering with Deloitte, offering 20 high-quality training places for people with degrees. The Assured Skills Academy will see participants receive eight weeks of industry-relevant training with South Eastern Regional College (SERC). Completing the Academy guarantees participants an interview for […]
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The latest Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES 2021) has placed Ulster University second in the UK for postgraduate researcher satisfaction. The national benchmarking exercise surveyed postgraduate research students from 89 universities across the UK about their postgraduate research experience. Ulster University has risen from 8th in 2019 to 2nd in 2021. […]

Engineering student Daniel Forde has been awarded the inaugural title of ‘Overall SRC Student of the Year’ at the recent SRC Student Recognition Awards. This award was generously sponsored by awarding body ‘OCN Northern Ireland’. Daniel, from Portadown, has just completed the second year of a Level 3 Extended Diploma in […]