Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week- Call for Company Events
Manufacturing NI sits on the regional planning committee for Apprenticeship Week which will be held on 6th-10th February 2023. We would like to encourage manufacturers to hosts events or activities to coincide with this week. Some examples include;
* Social media activity highlighting the role of apprenticeships in the organisation w/ role models
* Student competitions
* Job sampling / apprenticeship talks / job fairs
* School site visits / open days
* Meet the parents Q&A

Click here for the 2023 proforma (https://www.manufacturingni.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Blank-Proforma-NIAW-2023-inc.-feedback.docx?mc_cid=7b80d524b5&mc_eid=UNIQID) . Detailed within this form you will see that it will need you to return it to The Department of Economy by COB on Friday 2nd December 2022 at the latest. Your public facing event details will then be listed on NIDirect in preparation for the Department’s Press Release which will launch the NIAW.

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Search begins for new board members for the Labour Relations Agency
The Department for the Economy (DfE) has launched a public appointment competition to recruit four new board members to the board of the Labour Relations Agency (LRA).

The LRA is a non-departmental public body with responsibility for promoting the improvement of employment relations in Northern Ireland. The LRA contributes to organisational effectiveness by providing impartial and independent services for promoting good employment practices and preventing and resolving disputes.

The Department wishes to appeal to people of all ages from a wide range of backgrounds and experience across the community, voluntary, business or public sector, who can bring a wide range of skills and experience to the role. DfE would particularly welcome applications from females, people with a disability, those from minority ethnic communities and young people, as they are currently under-represented on the board. The Department is operating a Guaranteed Interview Scheme in this competition for applicants with a disability.

This competition will be of particular interest to people who wish to develop their skills as part of a board and are willing to learn. Previous experience of serving on a board is not necessary as new appointees will undergo an induction programme, as well as being offered peer support.

The rate of remuneration for the LRA board members is £5,643 per annum, for which they will be required to attend the monthly board meeting and undertake other occasional duties on behalf of the LRA. The board members can claim reasonable travel and subsistence costs while undertaking board duties.For further information or to receive an application pack visit: https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/lra-members?mc_cid=7b80d524b5&mc_eid=UNIQID

This is an open competition which involves a simple application form and interview. The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon (GMT) on 24 November 2022

https://www.manufacturingni.org/invest-ni-launch-ambition-to-grow-programme/?mc_cid=7b80d524b5&mc_eid=UNIQID

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Ambition to Grow
Ambition to Grow is Invest NI's exciting new regionally focused competition aimed at innovative, ambitious businesses is now open for applications.

40 spaces are available and successful applicants will be eligible to apply for funding up to a maximum of £45,000, broken down as follows:
* £5,000 per new job (a minimum of three) created over and above existing employment levels within the business (to a maximum of £30,000).
* £10,000 towards business development activities, where the amount of support provided shall be no more than 50% of the cost eligible activities listed in the application.
* £5,000 on the completion of an export health check and development of an export plan, to the satisfaction of Invest NI.

This initiative has been designed with businesses which are not currently Invest NI client managed customers in mind, and it is anticipated to be extremely beneficial to businesses throughout Northern Ireland.

For more information on the competition please visit the Ambition to Grow webpage (https://www.investni.com/support-for-business/ambition-to-grow?mc_cid=7b80d524b5&mc_eid=UNIQID) .

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 25 November 2022.

https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/apprenticeawards2023?mc_cid=256636b6f3&mc_eid=UNIQID&mc_cid=7b80d524b5&mc_eid=UNIQID

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NI Apprenticeship Awards 2023 Launched
Nominations are now being sought for the prestigious NIAA2023.
The NIAA2023 will recognise and showcase excellence and best practice in the participation and delivery of Apprenticeships. Finalists will be selected and invited to a special awards ceremony on Wednesday 29th March 2023.
These awards honour:
* Valued Apprentices who are making a significant contribution to their workplace and have shown a dedication to excel in their professional development and learning;
* Influential partnerships between Employers and Training Providers that support the continuous growth of skills development in Northern Ireland; and,
* For the first year, Mentors who provide an outstanding contribution to the Apprenticeship programmes.

Applications are now open for five award categories:
* Apprentice Award (Levels 2-3);
* Higher Level Apprentice Award (Level 4+);
* Large Employer in partnership with a Training Provider Award (employers with more than 250 employees);
* Small to Medium-sized Enterprise in partnership with a Training Provider Award (employers with less than 250 employees); and,
* Outstanding Mentor Award.

All nominees for the Apprentice and Higher Level Apprentice Awards must have been on the ApprenticeshipsNI or Higher Level Apprenticeship Programme in 2022.
Completed nomination forms must be returned before 12:00 noon on Friday 18th November 2022 to: niaa.2023@economy-ni.gov.uk (mailto:niaa.2023@economy-ni.gov.uk)
Full details on application criteria for each of the awards, and how to apply, are available on the Department’s website at:
https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/apprenticeshipawards2023?mc_cid=7b80d524b5&mc_eid=UNIQID

(https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/apprenticeshipawards2023?mc_cid=256636b6f3&mc_eid=UNIQID&mc_cid=7b80d524b5&mc_eid=UNIQID)

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2022 North West Annual Future of Energy Conference
Thursday 17th November
Everglades Hotel, Derry

This full day conference is jointly hosted by the Chambers of Commerce in Londonderry and Letterkenny, kindly supported by the North West Regional Development Group, and will focus on the opportunities for investment, growth, innovation and job creation and also address the challenges to businesses of rising energy costs.

This event aims to
* Encourage cross border collaboration in the energy sector to the benefit of the whole North West city region
* Provide a platform for knowledge transfer and sharing to support economic growth of the North West region
* Support business growth and innovation in the energy sector
* Support NW businesses to meet sustainability goals in the move to net zero

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Enforceable agreement on future Croke Park events urged by local residents       printable version

07 Jul 2014: posted by the editor - Events, Music, Showbiz, Ireland

Dublin Senator Catherine Noone is to propose a Seanad Private Members Bill to amend the outdoor licensing process and ensure that events with over 10,000 tickets will have to obtain a license prior to tickets going on sale. The move follows the furore over the Garth Brooks concerts exceeding previously agreed numbers of annual concerts at Dublin's Croke Park. Senator Noone said: "In light of the issue which has arisen in Croke Park, it is clear that the concert licensing process isn't fit for purpose. What we need now is a change to the process and an ability to allow the Council, residents, promoters and all stakeholders engage in a fair, transparent process prior to tickets going on sale. "The entirety of the difficulty here is centred on the fact that around 400,000 tickets have been sold without the license having been granted. This presumptive sales process has long been a broken one, and an incident like this was inevitable. Under my proposed change the license would have to be obtained before tickets go on sale. This would only apply to large events over 10,000 people such as the concerts in Croke Park. "We need to make sure that a situation such as this isn't allowed to arise again. While some people are completely focussed on just these concerts, the reality is that we need foresight in order to put together regulations which will allow Councils, residents and those who work in the music business to work constructively together on future concert license applications". Meanwhile a group of residents from the Croke Park area are pressing for a long-term enforceable agreement on future Croke Park concerts. Calling themselves 'Stop the Croke Park Concert Madness', the residents who residents live within the locked down community around Croke Park have acknowledged Dublin City Council's decision to grant a licence for three concerts and say they would welcome the opportunity to continue discussions with Croke Park mediator Kieran Mulvey on establishing a long term enforceable agreement between Croke Park and the local community. Speaking on the Group's behalf local resident Colm Stephens says: 'Interested local residents met with Croke Park and Aiken Promotions representatives in a public meeting in January and many outlined their concerns about the five concerts to the promoters, advising that they should not proceed with the application. Dublin City Council had similar concerns, and on this basis granted a licence for three concerts." The Group have met with Kieran Mulvey on three occasions over the past few months leading up to the publication of his Mediator's Report on The Long-Term Management of Concerts/Special Events in Croke Park until the end of 2019 to try and resolve the Garth Brooks concerts issue. GAA General Secretary, Paraic Duffy attended one of these meetings temporarily. Colm Stephens continued: "In the first of these meetings, we proposed that should the five Garth Brooks Concerts - and American football match planned for later this year - go ahead, we would like a moratorium on all concerts for two years. This proposal was rejected by Croke Park stating that they 'cannot commit to holding less than three Concerts in 2015 and in 2016 - they have legal commitments in this area to make the Stadium available. "We would welcome the opportunity meet with Mr Mulvey again to try put in place an Agreement that would be enforceable on all parties. We also ask that all parties living and working within the area be included in discussions be considered in this agreement." Update Statement from Stop Croke Park Concert Madness Group 7 July In our meetings with Kieran Mulvey and Paraic Duffy (General Secretary, GAA) the Stop Croke Park Concert Madness group of local residents opposed to the intensification of use of Croke Park proposed that if the Garth Brooks concerts and one American Football match were to go ahead, there should be a moratorium of two years on all concerts. The response to this positive proposal was that this was impossible due to legal commitments of the management of the Stadium to hold events next year. Group spokesperson Colm Stephens states: "If Croke Park had agreed to this reasonable request at the time they would not have created this mess. We would like to know why our original solution to the problem is being presented too late in the day as a Croke Park solution when it has already said in the Mulvey Recommendations that it is legally obliged to hold concerts next year?" ''We would also like to know why local residents, who have presented a solution to the problem, are being excluded from discussions to find a resolution." About Stop the Croke Park Concert Madness Stop the Croke Park Concert Madness is a collective of residents living within the locked-down community around Croke Park Stadium who wish Croke Park to honour its commitment to hold only three concerts or Special Events in any one year. The group was formed at a public meeting held in March to provide support and highlight the concerns of local residents about the negative impact of the five Garth Brooks concerts on the local community. Representatives of the group met with Croke Park appointed mediator Kieran Mulvey after the tickets for the concerts were sold to highlight the concerns of local residents in relation to the intensification of use of Croke Park Stadium, which has been an issue major concern for some time. Tags: Croke Park, Dublin

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