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A Nationwide Initiative is gearing up to help schools and colleges shine a light on careers in construction at a time when the industry needs 50,000 new workers a year in the UK. This coming March, Construction Futures are supporting Build UK to bring the successful ‘Open Doors’ initiative to Northern Ireland, where schools and

Please see below a link to a podcast episode from ‘Treoir: Conversations with Guidance Counsellors in Ireland” about the use of AI in career guidance counselling. It takes the form of a chat between Catriona Rogers, IGC President and Gerry Reilly from the IGC executive committee who spoke at our recent Autumn conference about the

Kainos 3 Day Work Experience for Women (In Person) Dates: 28th – 30th January Type: In-person work experience Ages: 16-19 Learn more about this opportunity! Start Your Youth Work Experience Journey (Virtual) Dates: 29th – 31st January Type: Virtual Work Experience Ages: 14-19 Find out more Love Your Planet At the Climate Fresk Workshop with

Thanks to all who attended our NISCA conference last week at La Mon. Here are some images from the day; PowerPoints from the talks will be uploaded to the Resources section of the site in due course.  

ScreenWorks, funded by the Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen and delivered by Into Film, offers young people aged 14-19 across Northern Ireland an incredible opportunity to explore careers in Film, Television, Animation, Gaming, and Visual Effects. Through free 3-5 day hands-on work placements, participants gain unparalleled access to guidance and advice from industry

The BBC’s award-winning apprenticeship schemes could be a chance to start an exciting career across a wide range of jobs in the media industry – business; digital, data and technology; engineering and operations; journalism; and production. Early careers schemes are for anyone aged 18 upwards – whether you’re a school leaver, a career changer or

Speakers for Schools offer fully funded programmes that offer your students the chance to gain hands-on experience, build essential skills, and take meaningful steps toward their futures. Upcoming: Insight Days Northern Ireland Assembly Virtual Insight Day – 6th December (closing date 8th November) BBC NI Virtual Insight Day – 11th December (closing date 13th November)

‘Innovative Career Guidance’ is an EU commissioned KA22 project with six partners from Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Belgium and Finland. This project was designed in response to the increased need for Career Guidance in post-covid Europe. Many Europeans suffered job looses, uncertainty in their jobs and careers and in some cases, a lack of direction

Booking is now open for our Autumn Conference at La Mon Hotel, on Thursday 21st November. Our main sponsor is Trinity College Dublin, and secondary sponsor Construction Futures NI. The booking link is here: https://www.cognitoforms.com/NISCA1/NISCAAutumnConferenceBookingForm2024/ DfE Advisors, a separate booking link will be shared in due course. For more information on the day, including the