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Higher Level Apprenticeships for Digital ICT Companies

A Higher Level Apprenticeship is a nationally accredited work-based programme. It is designed to meet the needs of employers for higher skill levels and provides apprentices the opportunity to gain quality training and a recognised higher qualification whilst in paid employment.

Higher Level Apprenticeships allow employers to train staff to the level needed so they have strong technical and good employability skills. An apprenticeship can fill higher level skills gaps, help attract higher calibre staff, increase productivity and develop existing staff.

The programme is a very cost-effective

Business tutorial

02 Aug, 2021

Access to Finance | Ambition to Scale – Day 1 Accelerating your Network

Whether starting up or scaling up, all businesses with an ambition to grow need access to funding.

Hosted by Susan HayesCulleton and delivered by Invest NI, British Business Bank and InterTradeIreland, this video tutorial is a recording of day one of a two day conference.  With an overarching theme of ‘Ambition’, the conference was targeted towards businesses seeking to scale, and wished to find out more on how to obtain finance to achieve growth, through the experience of industry experts and local businesses. Day one focused on how businesses can accelerate their network.

This tutorial is

Business tutorial

27 Jul, 2021

Future Flight Tutorial | Helping shape an aviation revolution

Future Flight is a UK Government fund which aims to inspire the next generation of sustainable aviation and revolutionise how we connect people, deliver goods and provide services, using new classes of electric and autonomous vehicles.

This tutorial provides an overview of the Challenge and the opportunities it presents for NI companies from the technology and aerospace sectors. 

Business tutorial

20 Jul, 2021

Assured Skills Pre-Employment Training for Digital ICT companies

When a company is creating jobs in Northern Ireland, the Assured Skills Programme can help them access new talent and skills through the delivery of pre-employment training academies.

The Assured Skills programme is a short, demand-led, pre-employment training programme and is fully funded by the Department for the Economy. It upskills individuals and helps them compete for guaranteed job vacancies in expanding businesses or new foreign direct investment (FDI) companies.

The Academy Model is flexible and versatile, and has been used to help companies recruit new staff in areas such as

Business tutorial

16 Jul, 2021

Establishment of new Makers Alliance announced

Economy Minister Paul Frew has announced the establishment of the Makers Alliance, an independent industry-led body which will drive the strategic development of the Advanced Manufacturing sector in Northern Ireland.

News

06 Jul, 2021

Future of Food Packaging - Global Innovations in Sustainability

The Northern Ireland Food and Packaging Industry is rapidly changing in response to consumer demand for more sustainable packaging. To meet this growing sustainability requirement there needs to be a closer collaboration between local government, research bodies, manufacturers, retailers and recyclers to identify innovative packaging solutions. Invest Northern Ireland along with The College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise and the Northern Ireland Food and Drinks Association are actively encouraging local collaboration by running a series of sustainable packing webinars entitled The

Business tutorial

23 Jun, 2021

Build your exports to grow global

Helping businesses to grow through exporting supports the delivery of a stronger and more sustainable Northern Ireland economy. There is often a chain reaction when a company grows its international reach; with access to new customers comes company expansion, job creation and potentially further innovation to ensure competitiveness.

Feature

14 Jun, 2021

How we can help you trade on the international stage

In early June, the Minister for the Economy launch the ‘Trade and Investment for a 10X economy' in which she reflected on Northern Ireland’s rich history as a trading and exporting region, built on the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of its people and set the ambition to apply that spirit with renewed energy and focus as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Feature

09 Jun, 2021

Kick-Starting Recovery in Latin America & the Caribbean through Infrastructure

With over $100 billion worth of planned infrastructure spending, many Latin America & Caribbean (LATAC) countries are investing in construction projects to kick-start economies after the impact of Covid-19, offering export opportunities for Northern Ireland materials handling companies. Invest Northern Ireland partnered with the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) to discuss planned spending, projects and business opportunities across the region.

Countries covered:

  • Mexico
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • Colombia
  • Peru
  • Panama
  • Costa Rica
  • Guyana

Business tutorial

27 May, 2021

Access to Finance to Decarbonise your Business

More and more businesses are aiming to put sustainability and the Green Economy at the heart of the rebuilding and recovery process – an ambition that has real benefits from both a cost and carbon footprint perspective. Invest NI and BEIS will give you an overview of the various support available to help your business undertake feasibility studies, engineering studies and energy efficiency projects to start you on the decarbonisation journey.

Business tutorial

25 May, 2021

Overwatch invests in R&D to secure multimillion-pound drug development deals in the US

Belfast based early stage tech firm, Overwatch Research has invested almost £500,000 in Research & Development (R&D) to develop a software platform, which tackles the global issue of experimental errors in preclinical research. The new software is generating export growth in the US market, with deals secured in the last year worth millions of pounds.

News

24 May, 2021

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