
The Department for the Economy has announced 20 quality training places on a Data Engineering with Cloud Assured Skills Academy with KPMG. Funded by the Department, the Assured Skills Academy will see participants receive industry-relevant pre-employment training with Belfast Met (BMC) for roles as Data Engineers within KPMG’s Belfast Centre of Excellence. Successfully […]

OPEN College Network Northern Ireland (OCN NI) has confirmed that it will award a record 46,000 Vocational Qualifications to Northern Ireland learners this summer. Chief Executive of OCN Martin Flynn said that this important operational milestone for OCN demonstrates the organisation’s commitment to providing accessible and high-quality education opportunities to learners across Northern […]

Justin Kerr, Head of Careers Service at the Department for the Economy, is advising young people receiving their results, and their parents, to make use of the free impartial advice and guidance offered by the Department’s Careers Service. With the A-level results being published today and GSCE results following on 24 August, Justin […]

More than 11,000 people have already benefited from fully funded training through the Skill Up initiative – apply now and see what Skill Up can do for you. Funded by an investment of up to £23million from the Department for the Economy (DfE) and the Northern Ireland Office, Skill Up is fully funding […]

The Department for the Economy has officially launched Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week. Led by the Department, the annual week-long celebration, which runs from 6 to 10 February 2023 and builds on the resurgence in apprenticeship numbers following the Covid-19 pandemic, aims to raise the profile of apprenticeships across Northern Ireland by bringing together […]

Southern Regional College has launched a brand new, intuitive, and accessible website, aimed at offering users so much more. The website is big on courses, big on student life and big on news and events. Developed and designed by award-winning Belfast web design agency, Green 17, the new site has a variety of […]

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has welcomed the eighth and final in the series of planned PwC Professional Services Assured Skills Academies. Funded by the Department for the Economy, this final PwC Professional Services Assured Skills Academy will see 20 participants receive eight weeks of industry-relevant pre-employment training delivered by Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) […]

The JP McManus All Ireland Scholarships Scheme for students in Northern Ireland is now open for applications. The annual scholarships, first offered in Northern Ireland in 2009, are funded by businessman JP McManus. They provide financial assistance to top-performing students from low-income households who intend to take up full-time undergraduate courses in the […]

THRIVE Programme is now accepting applications for the next programme intake starting October 2022 to support women to launch STEM careers and businesses. Launched in 2021, THRIVE builds STEM capability, connections and confidence for female entrepreneurs, career changers or work returners. THRIVE is specifically designed to enable female entrepreneurs, career changers and work […]

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has announced 20 training places on a new Assured Skills Academy with IT services provider Version 1. Successful applicants to the Department for the Economy’s fully funded Assured Skills Academy will receive eight weeks of industry-relevant pre-employment training at Belfast Metropolitan College. Completing the Academy guarantees an interview for […]