Workplus | Real People, Meaningful Careers
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Podcast Overview
<p>Workplus uncovers the powerful stories hidden inside ordinary-sounding jobs. Each episode introduces you to the people doing good work and the ripple effects they create for colleagues, customers, and communities.</p><p><br></p><p>Whether you’re leading a team, exploring apprenticeships, considering a career change, returning to work, teaching 21st-century skills, or shaping policy around the future of work, Workplus offers an authentic glimpse of how real careers are built, how the skills gap is being addressed and how you can be part of it.</p><p><br>New episodes every Thursday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.</p>
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Publishing Since
7/10/2025
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Recent Episodes
June 18, 2026
Learning Through Change | NIE Networks | Workplus
What does it take to build a rewarding career in engineering — and does it matter how you get there? Not as much as you might think. In this final episode of the Workplus NIE Networks series, host Richard Kirk sits down with two engineers whose routes into the company couldn't be more different. Joel McCreery studied electrical engineering at Queen's and joined NIE Networks' network innovation team straight from university. Sinéad Norwood worked at Next for ten years, was a classroom ...
June 4, 2026
How to Build a Successful Career | NIE Networks | Workplus
What if you don't know what you want to do at sixteen — but you're willing to work hard and stay open to what comes next? Everything. Meet Mark Nixon, Head of Digital Delivery at NIE Networks. Mark didn't have a five-year plan when he left secondary school. He studied economics, English, and geography at A-level not because he knew where they'd take him, but because they interested him. His career breakthrough came from a summer placement at an insurance company, then a clerical trainee role...
May 21, 2026
Powering Purpose | NIE Networks | Workplus
What does telling the story behind the numbers have to do with building a meaningful career? Everything. In this episode of Workplus, host Richard Kirk sits down with Claire Woolsey, Senior Manager of Financial Planning & Regulation at NIE Networks, whose career journey — from a village bakery and university summer jobs to leading a team at the heart of Northern Ireland's energy transition — proves that you don't need a maths A-level to thrive in finance. You just need curiosity, people ...
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- What is Workplus | Real People, Meaningful Careers?
<p>Workplus uncovers the powerful stories hidden inside ordinary-sounding jobs. Each episode introduces you to the people doing good work and the ripple effects they create for colleagues, customers, and communities.</p><p><br></p><p>Whether you’re leading a team, exploring apprenticeships, considering a career change, returning to work, teaching 21st-century skills, or shaping policy around the future of work, Workplus offers an authentic glimpse of how real careers are built, how the skills gap is being addressed and how you can be part of it.</p><p><br>New episodes every Thursday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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