Manufacturing Month NI News
Keep up to date with the latest manufacturing news in Northern Ireland and be the first to hear about Manufacutring NI’s series of events scheduled for 2020.
FULLY FUNDED UPSKILLING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
The current coronavirus has enhanced interest levels in short, online learning platforms, addressing specific skills gaps. Skills demands are changing and will continue to change as a result of the need to retrain, reskill or redeploy. New types of education will be...
ENCOURAGING MORE APPRENTICESHIPS IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR
ENCOURAGING MORE APPRENTICESHIPS IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR Manufacturing NI is collaborating with Workplus and Upskill Enterprise to encourage more apprenticeships across its member companies. The project, which has been funded by the Department for Economy’s...
Invitation to ABC Recovery & Growth Framework
Join ABC Council on Wednesday 10 February at 10am as we launch the ABC Recovery and Growth Framework. The Framework sets out the strategic direction for the Borough, detailing short-term and long-term actions to drive recovery and recharge the area for the benefit of...
Consultation on Transforming Public Procurement
In December 2020, the Cabinet office released a Green Paper “Transforming Public Procurement”. The consultation is open until 11.45pm on 10 March 2021 and Manufacturing NI will be formulating a response on behalf of the sector. The paper sets out the consultation...
Age at Work Programme
Age NI have launched the Age at Work project. During this time of COVID-19, we have adapted our work to support individuals virtually to take part in our Mid Career Review. Age at Work, which is jointly led by Age NI and Business in the Community Northern Ireland,...
COLLEGES HELP NAVIGATE BREXIT WITH INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT AND DOCUMENTATION
South Eastern Regional College (SERC) and North West Regional College (NWRC) are set to help local businesses navigate Brexit in a unique collaboration which offers the route to gaining a valuable Level 3 qualification from the Institute of Export and International...