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Business schemes available - 178

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Work Experience Programme

Opportunity for employers to offer meaningful work experience to those who are seeking work

Department for Communities (DfC)

Redundancy Service

Support service for employers making redundancies, providing tailored support to meet their needs and designed to equip their employees with the tools and information they will require when they re-enter the labour market.

Department for Communities (DfC)

Agriculture Training Programmes

A range of learning programmes designed to meet the needs of those who work in the the agriculture industry.

College of Agriculture, Food & Rural Enterprise

Farm Family Key Skills

This scheme provides short, specific training courses aimed at creating awareness and knowledge of topical issues impacting on farm businesses that can help with on-farm business decision making.

Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA)

Access to Work (NI)

Support for employers who wish to recruit or retain people with disabilities in employment

Department for Communities (DfC)

DfC Employer Services

Free support from DfC for employers, including a dedicated person assigned to the employer, job vacancy and advertising management.

Department for Communities (DfC)

JobApplyNI

Job vacancy advertising website where employers can manage their recruitment online for free

Department for Communities (DfC)

Assured Skills Programme

Financial support to deliver a skilled workforce through the delivery of bespoke pre-employment training programmes.

Department for the Economy (DfE)

Go Succeed

Local council support to help potential entrepreneurs explore a business idea and established businesses to grow and scale

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, Ards and North Down Borough Council, Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council, Belfast City Council, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Derry City and Strabane District Council, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Mid Ulster District Council, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Grant for R&D

Grant funding up to £100,000 for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) planning or undertaking research and development (R&D) projects.

Invest Northern Ireland