Archives: 2017

Symantec: Global Services Week

Symantec’s first annual Global Service Week took place in October 2016, with an impressive uptake of employee volunteers and social impact in local communities around the world. #GivingTuesday also provided generous cash donations, so combined, employees contributed more than 6,200 hours of service over the course of one week, and more than $195,000 in donations

Johnson & Johnson launches ‘Vision 2020’ as part of “Access to Education, Bridge to Employment” programme.

Cork Welcomes Launch of ‘Vision 2020’  Phase Four of the Access to Education, Bridge to Employment initiative Thursday, 19th January, 2017: Today will see the launch of ‘Vision 2020’, the next phase of the Johnson & Johnson supported programme ‘Access to Education, Bridge to Employment’. The programme, now in its 12th year, aims to encourage

1000th Community Participant in Bank of Ireland Learning Zone partnership with BITCI

  For almost five years Bank of Ireland has partnered with Business in the Community Ireland in an innovative community partnership – offering places on its one-day training courses through its ‘LearningZone’ to community groups and charities in Ireland. In December a milestone was reached in this partnership when the 1000th participant from the community

BT announces support for active communities network and Rio Ferdinand Foundation Across Island of Ireland

Rio Ferdinand and BT encourage young people to ‘Dream it, Do it’ at a special event at BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition BT, Active Communities Network (ACN) and the Rio Ferdinand Foundation (RFF) joined forces last month at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) to announce BT’s support for a programme designed

Cork Welcomes Launch of Janssen’s ‘Vision 2020’

Phase Four of the Access to Education, Bridge to Employment initiative Janssen recently launched ‘Vision 2020’, the next phase of the supported programme ‘Access to Education, Bridge to Employment’. Now in its 12th year, The programme, aims to encourage and assist students in Cork City in staying in school and progress to further and higher level education, with a particular focus

Intel partners with Centre for talented Youth to deliver women in engineering programme

  Intel this year for the fourth time has come together with the Centre for Talented Youth Ireland (CTYI) to deliver a programme which invited female students aged between 14 and 17 to participate in weekly engineering-based classes which were facilitated through the Centre’s existing structure.