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MADE NOT BORN
Winter/Spring 2011 Events Programme now open!


29 September 2010

Book your place now at the FREE Made Not Born Breakfast Roadshow coming to a region near you!

The Department for Employment & Learning is delighted to announce the launch of the next stage of its leadership and management campaign – Made Not Born. The campaign promotes how deploying simple but effective management and leadership techniques can produce many benefits such as improved productivity and business growth.

Helping to illustrate these benefits and the importance of adopting good practices, DEL have once again secured some of the UK’s leading management experts to bring Made Not Born to life.

The official launch is set for Wednesday 29th September in the Park Avenue Hotel, Belfast where innovation expert Guy Browning will kick off the excellent line up of guest speakers.

Events coming to your area:
· Wednesday 29th September, Park Avenue Hotel, Belfast, 8am – 10.30am Book now
· Thursday 30th September, Craigavon Civic & Conference Centre, 8am – 10.30am Book now
· Tuesday 2nd November, Tullyglass Hotel, Ballymena, 8am – 10.30am Book now
· Wednesday 3rd November, Marine Court Hotel, Bangor, 8am – 10.30am Book now
For more information on the Made Not Born Events Programme visit the website here

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Who wants to be a skillionaire


25 March 2010

Employment and Learning Minister, Sir Reg Empey, has announced an extension of 100% funding for approved Management and Leadership programmes.

Sir Reg said: “Management and Leadership skills are crucial to increasing the productivity of individual companies and making them competitive in the world marketplace.  These skills bring tangible benefits to business including higher productivity, better returns on capital and more robust growth.

 “I can announce today that 100% funding of the Department's approved leadership and management programmes will continue until the end of March 2011.  This measure has had a direct, positive impact on Northern Ireland businesses over the last year – encouraging them to invest in the management and leadership of their workforces.  I believe that this is a key way in which government can impact on increasing the productivity of Northern Ireland businesses.”

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Ark Housing




Congratulations to Tony Ruddy and his team at Ark Housing Association who won the Skills and Capability and Outstanding Achievement Award at the CIH N. Ireland Inaugural Dinner on 25th February 2010.

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Investors in People


Congratulations to Brook NI, Mulhollhand Aftercare Services, VOTPIC and The Bytes Project who were presented with their Investors in People Plaques by the Minister at Hillsborough Castle in December 2009.



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'Made not Born'

Julie Allen was asked by the Department of Employment and Learning to chair the ‘Made not Born’ roadshows which ran between October 2009 and February 2010. The roadshows were aimed at informing SMEs in N.Ireland that improved management and leadership skills are proven worldwide to be a highly effective way for companies to gain competitive edge. Julie also presented the range of programmes and financial support available through DEL.



Pierre Yves Gerbeau (X-Leisure), Raymond McAuley (DEL), Julie Allen,
Martin Hamilton (Mash Direct)



David Morrison (Frying Squad), Keith Turkington (Fluent Technologies),
Jeff Grout (Author – What do leaders really do?), Julie Allen,
Mervyn Langtry (DEL) at the Bangor Roadshow in February 2010

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