The Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards recognise apprentices, their mentors, employers and training organisations who have demonstrated exceptional progress as well as personal achievement and commitment.

The timeline for the new Farm Support and Development programme, which aims to support farming and enhance environmental sustainability in Northern Ireland, has been announced by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).

Hosted by Dungannon Enterprise, along with guest speakers from our local entrepreneurial community to share their business tips and secrets to success – on Wednesday 18th October. 

The social media company rolled out the blue tick to creators across its most popular platforms earlier in 2023, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has now announced Facebook and Instagram business account holders will be eligible, and that the feature would soon be rolling out to WhatsApp, too.

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced that it will join forces with the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and AgriSearch to host webinars for Northern Ireland’s farmers.

In the UK, a small business falls victim to a successful hack every 19 seconds. By the time you reach the end of this article, at least six more will have been compromised.

Work Well Live Well is a free workplace health and wellbeing support programme funded by the Public Health Agency (PHA) and delivered by Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke (NICHS).

A total of £291.3million in Direct Payments has been issued to 98% of Northern Ireland farmers on 1st September this year, providing a much needed boost to farming families and the rural economy in this very challenging year.

Cyber attacks are becoming more sophisticated, with potentially more impact on military operations. This themed competition seeks to support:

novel tools that strengthen digital resilience across defence
novel approaches that enable security by default
novel ways to quantify Operational Technology risk