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Mid Ulster HGV Training and Employment Academy

Opportunities for employers to fill their logistics gaps.

Fully-funded course to help you master customer experience

Improve your customer experience offering by enrolling on the free Professional Certificate in Customer Experience course.

Paid promotions: guidance for social media companies, brands, and influencers

Social media users set to benefit from new hidden advertising protections.

'Ask for Angela': Helping the hospitality sector safeguard their customers

'Ask for Angela' is an initiative from the PSNI to enable people who feel vulnerable or threatened in a hospitality setting to discreetly ask for help.

Additional bank holiday for the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III

An additional bank holiday has been proclaimed on Monday 8 May 2023 to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.

Biodiverse Landscapes Fund open for applications

Fund aims to reduce poverty, protect and restore biodiversity and lessen climate change impacts in six environmentally critical landscapes 

Innovation in railway construction competition

Funding for feasibility studies with projects to propose, deliver and demonstrate innovation in railway construction

Commercialising Connected and Automated Mobility supply chain competition

Up to £16 million available for projects to develop technologies and capabilities in the CAM supply chain

Take heights seriously safety campaign

Awareness campaign on the risk of falls from height in construction, to help prevent fatalities and major injuries

Are your staff aware of the £2,000 funding to help with childcare costs?

Tax-Free Childcare offers working parents up to £2,000 in government funding to help with childcare costs.

Fermanagh and Omagh Multimedia Support Programme

Successful applicants will receive professional imagery and a video of their tourism business.

Self Assessment: Be alert to potential scams

HM Revenue & Customs is urging their Self Assessment customers to be vigilant of fraudsters and scams asking for personal information or bank details.

Waste premises workplace transport inspection campaign

Campaign this autumn to highlight risks and encourage best practice in transport safety in the waste sector

Road works and maintenance procurement market consultation

Views sought from industry on the development of a new procurement strategy for roads construction in Northern Ireland

Review of Net Zero call for evidence

Evidence sought on the UK government’s approach to delivery of its net zero target, as part of an Independent Review of Net Zero

Business workshops for Newry, Mourne and Down

The online workshops focus on Instagram and building tendering networks

Belfast City Council High Growth Programme

This programme includes a series of skills development workshops, tailored business mentoring and opportunities for networking

Companies House to introduce a new WebFiling account

New WebFiling with improved security features will give users more freedom to self-manage their account

Employers guide to childcare

New guide helps employers support their staff to access childcare support

Hydrogen transport and storage business models consultation

Views sought on business model designs, regulatory arrangements, strategic planning and the role of blending

Do you need to register for Plastic Packaging Tax?

If your business manufactures or imports plastic packaging it may be time to register for the new Plastic Packaging Tax

Manufacturing support for using Artificial Intelligence

Dedicated support event for manufacturing firms to understand how AI can benefit their business