News RSS News RSS Feed <![CDATA[Diageo investment in skills brings global success]]> Continuous investment in skills and training has resulted in the Diageo plant at Mallusk, Newtownabbey winning recognition as among the most efficient, safest and competitive within the group, Dr Bill McGinnis, Northern Ireland Adviser on Employment and Skills, said today.]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:15:34 GMT <![CDATA[Export sales boost from focus on skills]]> Investing in skills has helped Crossgar Foodservice to win new export business worth around £8 million over the past two years, according to Dr Bill McGinnis, the Northern Ireland Adviser on Employment and Skills.]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:05:01 GMT <![CDATA[Economic Advisory Group meets Economic Stakeholders]]> The Economic Advisory Group yesterday met representatives of businesses, local enterprise agencies, tourism, the voluntary sector, trades unions, further education and local government. This was to hear their views on the Group’s work to date and what more it can do to provide effective advice to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, and to the Executive as a whole, on improving the performance of the Northern Ireland economy.]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:46:42 GMT <![CDATA[The Adviser’s Office has moved.]]> From Monday 3rd October the Adviser will no longer be based at Causeway Tower.
]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:56:51 GMT <![CDATA[Why learning at work holds the key to a successful business]]> This article is reproduced with kind permission from the pages of Business Network, a magazine published by FSB Publications for the Federation of Small Businesses.

]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:44:59 GMT <![CDATA[Cutbacks In Skills Could Lead To Economic Stagnation]]> Northern Ireland’s top managers have been urged to invest in their own leadership skills and in employee training programmes to speed up economic recovery.]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:35:17 GMT <![CDATA[Innovations in Skills Helps Dunbia Succeed]]>  The launch of a unique Butchery Academy by Dunbia in Dungannon is among a series of innovations in employee training which are helping the company succeed in export markets, Dr Bill McGinnis, Northern Ireland Adviser on Employment and Skills, said today.

]]> Thu, 05 May 2011 15:42:37 GMT <![CDATA[Belfast Hosts Major Green Skills Conference]]> Northern Ireland must act now to develop ‘green’ skills and resources or risk losing out on thousands of potential jobs, a major conference was told at the Waterfront Hall on Tuesday 29th March 2011.
 
The one-day Skills Development for the Sustainable Sector event drew more than 150 specialists from industry and government to examine urgent skills gaps and outline strategic actions needed to achieve sustainable growth and generate new employment opportunities.
]]> Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:38:05 GMT <![CDATA[Top Hotel Stays Ahead In Customer Service Through Staff Skills]]> A structured approach to training and skills development is enabling award winning Bushmills Inn in Co Antrim to stay ahead in a highly competitive and strategically important industry, Dr Bill McGinnis, Northern Ireland Adviser on Employment and Skills, said today.

 

]]> Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:22:59 GMT <![CDATA[Focus on Skills Help MJM Succeed and Create Jobs]]> MJM Group in Co Down has strengthened its competitiveness, won new business abroad and created 30 new jobs this year through a strategic investment in training and skills development, Dr Bill McGinnis, the Northern Ireland Adviser on Employment and Skills has said.

]]> Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:52:09 GMT <![CDATA[Nuprint Transformed Through Investment in Skills]]> NuPrint in Londonderry survived the decline in textiles by re-inventing itself successfully as a designer and exporter of labels to growth industries including food and bottling, Dr Bill McGinnis, Northern Ireland Adviser on Employment and Skills, said today.

]]> Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:24:36 GMT <![CDATA[Fivemiletown Creamery’s Focus on Skills Helps Record Sales]]> Significant investment in the skills of its employees helped award winning Fivemiletown Creamery, Northern Ireland’s only manufacturer of specialist cheeses, achieve record sales, exports and productivity over the past number of years, Dr Bill McGinnis, Northern Ireland Adviser on Employment and Skills, said today.]]> Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:20:23 GMT <![CDATA[Good People Key To Singularity's Global Success]]> Award winning Singularity has become a global technology innovator through a strategy in which continuous investment in the skills of its people is paramount, Dr Bill McGinnis, the Northern Ireland Adviser on Employment and Skills said today.
 
Bill McGinnis was speaking during a visit to the Derry headquartered business to study its approach to skills and training. He was briefed by Padraig Canavan, Chief Executive, who founded Singularity, now a multi-million pound business with operations in London, New York, Singapore and Hyderabad, India, in 1994.
]]> Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:09:07 GMT <![CDATA[High Performance Working Summaries Available]]>

The UK Commission for Employment and Skills has been charged by the four governments of the UK to lead a major project looking at skills utilisation and its impact on productivity and performance. Skills utilisation is concerned with maximising the contribution that people can make in the work place, and therefore how well people’s abilities have been deployed, harnessed and developed to optimise organisational performance. What happens inside the work place is therefore crucial to skills utilisation. This is why a key focus of the UK Commission’s work is on understanding how organisations can be successfully run to achieve High Performance Working (HPW).

]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:19:49 GMT <![CDATA[UK Commision for Employment and Skills Launches New High Performance Working Publications]]> Five new High Performance Working publications have been launched by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, all of which can be downloaded on the Commission's website here.]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 10:09:39 GMT <![CDATA[ SERC Job Bootcamp – Getting a foot through the door ]]> South Eastern Regional College (SERC) has announced that they are to introduce a ‘Job Bootcamp’ to help individuals secure employment in these tough economic times.  The intensive programme is targeted to those who have plenty of experience but are caught short in terms of qualifications including English and Maths.  ]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:01:12 GMT <![CDATA[Action Needed To Help Smaller Companies Grow Faster]]> Government should streamline advice and support to smaller companies in key areas such as skills training and leadership and management development, thereby enabling them to make a greater contribution to the Northern Ireland economy, two new ‘think tank’ reports have urged.]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:50:39 GMT <![CDATA[Advice on Action Needed on Youth Unemployment Tabled by Business Leaders]]> A series of measures to help reverse the current unemployment and high economic inactivity trend within Northern Ireland have been developed under the Northern Ireland Adviser on Employment and Skills (NIAES) Bill McGinnis.

]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:10:41 GMT <![CDATA[Employment and Skills Group to Present Reports to Minister]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:16:53 GMT <![CDATA[Companies urged to help young people find employment]]> Business leaders have called on local companies to offer worthwhile employment opportunities to young people.]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:40:58 GMT <![CDATA[Sector Skills Councils Relicensing – Further Decisions Announced]]>  Two further Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) have been relicensed, Business, Innovation and Skills Secretary Lord Mandelson announced today, on behalf of the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations.

 

]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:37:19 GMT <![CDATA[Relicensing of Sector Skills Councils]]> Sector Skills Councils Relicensing - Further Decisions Announced

]]> Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ambition 2020 Launched in Northern Ireland]]> Identifying, investing in and utilising the right skills, both now and over the long term, will be critical to ensuring that Northern Ireland comes out strongly from the current downturn Bill McGinnis, the Northern Ireland Adviser on Employment and Skills said today.]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:27:02 GMT <![CDATA[Trevor carves a place in history at WorldSkills in Canada]]> Trevor Woods, a joinery apprentice from County Fermanagh, has won a coveted bronze medal at the WorldSkills competition in Calgary.]]> Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:57:55 GMT <![CDATA[Talent Map Launched]]> New web tool gives employers access to skills and employment help at the click of a mouse ]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Industry Factsheets to aid career choices ]]>

Factsheets provide vital information that help young people and adults to make informed career decisions and help businessses to attract talent into their industry.

 

]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Official Opening of Office of the Northern Ireland Adviser on Employment and Skills]]> ]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[First Meeting of NI Employment and Skills Advisory Group]]> The first meeting of the new Northern Ireland Employment and Skills Advisory Group took place on 9 & 10 June in the Slieve Donard Hotel in Newcastle, Co. Down.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:28:05 GMT <![CDATA[IOD Research Stresses Importance of Training During Recession - 29 June 2009]]> Research by the Institute of Directors (IOD) has found that most businesses agree with the Government that investing in training during the recession would help pave the way to financial recovery when the upturn arrives.

]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:22:11 GMT <![CDATA[Improving Management Skills Key for Economic Success ]]> Companies that apply best-practice management techniques perform significantly better than those which do not, new research has revealed.]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Skill Safe Scheme ]]> The Department for Employment and Learning offers additional support for businesses and apprentices.]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ambition 2020 - UK Commission for Employment and Skills ]]> Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT