Tina Calder

Care To Chat: New Podcast Launched Discussing Social Care and Social Work Regulation

Care To Chat is a series of podcasts hosted by Dr Wendy Austin that highlight the Social Care Council’s commitment to supporting the social care and social work workforce and its ongoing conversation about the work of regulation in those professions in Northern Ireland. It features a broad range of conversations and interviews with people […]

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Disability Discrimination Case Settled Against Home Bargains For £25,000

Ryan Walker has settled his disability discrimination case against his former employer Home Bargains for £25,000. The case was settled without admission of liability and was supported by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Ryan had enjoyed his job and worked happily in the Armagh Store in a Sales Assistant role from July 2017. His

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New Report Shows Many Of NI’s Authorities And Private Companies Fail When It Comes To Digital Accessibility

A new report commissioned by ForSight NI — a charity that supports children and adults who are blind or visually impaired — has revealed many of Northern Ireland’s most profitable companies, and indeed essential authorities, fail to meet digital accessibility guidelines. The report, titled the Northern Irish Digital Accessibility Index 2022, was put together by Inclusion

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Latest Invest NI KPIs Show External Sales Surpassing £20bn For First Time

Invest Northern Ireland published its Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for supported businesses today, showing an increase across all metrics. Sales, External Sales and Exports [1] all increased by over 15 percent on 2021 figures, with employment continuing to grow in a post Covid environment. The results, which are now official statistics, measure the change in

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North & West Belfast Students Boost IT Career Opportunities Through Coding Course Supported By Telefónica Tech

Eight students from North and West Belfast have had the opportunity to develop their software skills with support from a global IT business, Telefónica Tech. Telefónica Tech UK&I has partnered with training provider Impact Training NI ltd and Queen’s University Belfast to give students between 16-19 the chance to learn essential software skills to help them work towards

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The Co Antrim People Who Made The OCN NI 2023 Awards Shortlist

Open College Network (OCN), NI’s leading professional and technical awarding body has revealed the shortlist for its fifth Learning Endeavour Awards, which will take place at the iconic Titanic Belfast on June 26th. OCN is an educational charity and awarding body that advances education by developing qualifications for adults and young people throughout NI. The

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Antrim Housing Development with Convertible Garages And Sought-After Bungalows Gets Green Light

Simpson Developments has gone live on its Chichester Park housing scheme in Antrim town centre following planning approval. The development, which is made up of a selection of bungalows, semi detached and detached houses as well as apartments is unique in that it is one of few developments here to add the much sought-after bungalow

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Data Intellect and KX Partner To Accelerate Delivery Of Time Series And AI Analytics Services Built on kdb+

As more and more organisations look to modernise their analytics stack and migrate critical AI and ML workloads to the cloud, Data Intellect and KX have announced a strategic partnership to deliver enhanced services for time series analytics and AI use cases built on kdb+, the industry’s most trusted time series and analytics database, and

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1 in 5 Workers Admit Their Current Workplace Has a Toxic Culture and a Third are Looking for a New Role

CareerWallet recently published an extensive workplace survey to give a true overview of working life globally and how the jobs market is being impacted by economic factors including the cost of living. The report has highlighted that a fifth of workers (20%) have admitted they are currently working in a toxic environment with 17% of

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Who Is NI’s Father of the Year: Lidl Calls On Shoppers To Nominate Their Hero Dad This Father’s Day

Leading supermarket retailer Lidl Northern Ireland has announced the launch of a special Father’s Day campaign which will see six dads across Northern Ireland have the opportunity to win an entire food shop as they take part in their very own ‘Daddy Dash’ around their local Lidl Northern Ireland store. Families across the region are

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