Workplus

🙌 We’re delighted to be a finalist for the Team of the Year category at The Irish News Workplace & Employment Awards. Congratulations also goes to Workplus CEO Richard Kirk who is shortlisted in the Excellence in Leadership category. 🎉 Well done to all the other finalists.

👋 If you’re an employer and interested in hearing more about Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s 2024 Work Experience project, join us next Wednesday (8th May) for the celebration event. Sign up here before 5pm on Thursday 2nd May: https://hubs.ly/Q02vj_4S0

🎉 A warm welcome to new members of Workplus: The Lava Group, Utility Regulator NI and OutForm Consulting Belfast-based Lava Group are a leading provider of safer custody technology. The Utility Regulator is responsible for regulating the electricity, gas, water and sewerage industries in Northern Ireland. Outform Consulting are experts in delivering business transformation. We look forward to helping these organisations grow their early talent.

🎟️ Win tickets to the first-ever NI Apprenticeship Society formal! Workplus is pleased to be sponsoring the first NI Apprenticeship Society formal, taking place at Malone Hotel on 10/05/24. It's your chance to mingle, dance, and enjoy a great night out! 🕺💃 Tickets are selling fast, with 100+ sold we’re giving a lucky apprentice the chance to win 2 tickets to what promises to be a great event! Tickets include: 🍽️ A three-course meal 🥂 Prosecco reception 🎵 Live music and DJ 📸 Photo booth 🥳 To enter all you need to do is like and share this post before 5pm on Friday 19th April. Best of luck 🤗 (The winner will be informed on Monday 22nd April.)

🎯 The Apprenticeship E-Hub is a ‘one stop shop’ for employers and aspiring apprentices! 🤝 Partnering with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council we're excited to launch the fully funded Apprenticeship E-Hub. 📍 If you're based in Mid & East Antrim and want to find out more, join us for a webinar on Wednesday. Register here: https://hubs.ly/Q02s41sb0

🎯 The Apprenticeship E-Hub is a one-stop shop for employers who want to explore apprenticeships and find apprentices! ✅ We’re excited to partner with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and launch the Apprenticeship E-Hub. 📅 Based in Mid & East Antrim and want to find out more? Register before 10 April. Find out more: https://hubs.ly/Q02r41RQ0 Gordon Lyons Department for Communities Department for the Economy NI Moira Doherty Clement Athanasiou Kathryn McCamley Graham Whitehurst MBE | William Nelson, Wrightbus | Gwyneth Evans, Ryobi Aluminium Casting (UK) Ltd | Wilbert Moore, Moore Process Controls | Stephen Wharry, Caterpillar Inc.

We had the pleasure of hosting five talented students last week from schools across the Borough for work experience as part of the Work Experience Programme, being delivered by Workplus on behalf of Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. Check out the video below to hear from Jude from Integrated College Glengormley, who spent three days with us, gaining real-world experience of marketing and social media. Jude was involved in filming content, editing and publishing across various social media platforms! 🚀 We hope all the students had a great time here in the Council and were able to explore some of the numerous opportunities and pathways available for them in the future! It was incredible to see this next generation of local talent soaking up knowledge and getting hands-on experience in our dynamic organisation. #ANBorough #WorkExperience #Workplus #Marketing #SocialMediaLearning

👋 Are you an employer in the Mid & East Antrim borough and thinking of hiring an apprentice? Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Labour Market Partnership is launching the Apprenticeship E-Hub to make it easier for employers to explore apprenticeships and hire apprentices through an online apprenticeship platform. This fully funded project is a great opportunity to promote your roles and easily recruit your next apprentice. Find out more: https://hubs.ly/Q02qHJc10

This week we partnered with Workplus to welcome students across Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough from Abbey Community College & Mercy College to our Lloyds Banking Group Belfast Gasworks hub. Students completed our Youth Campus, a 3-day immersive Work Experience Insight Programme covering employability skills designed using the Skills Builder Partnership framework and introduced students to careers in Cyber Security, Fraud & Financial Crime, Banking, Technology Engineering & Legal. It was amazing to see the students tackle the business challenges and pitch their proposals to the panel and explore future career pathways and apprenticeships. #growwithpurpose #imaginewhatsnext #workexperience #youthcampus David Marsden Ian Browne MA, ACC Richard Kirk James Gillen Jayne Opperman Jolene Davidson Sharon Doherty (she/her) Holly Quincey Chirantan Barua

A productive morning at our quarterly steering meeting, where MTF Chair Graham Whitehurst MBE and guests shared on: 🔘 Digitalisation 🔘 Skills 🔘 CleanTech We also had the pleasure of hearing from our new member, David Porter, Commercial Director at Dowds Group. Special thanks to our contributors for providing an update on opportunities available to our network: John McClune | Invest Northern Ireland | Joanne O'Doherty | Kinsetsu | Conal Curran | Made Smarter Innovation - Smart Manufacturing Data Hub | Christine Barnhill | Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | Alan Reid | Pamela Steele | Northern Regional College | Richard Kirk | Workplus | Karen Hastings _________________________________________ #MEA_MTF #Digitalisation #Skills #CleanTech #manufacturing #engineering #construction #transport #collaboration #businessnetwork #ballymena #carrickfergus #larne