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Former WorldSkills Gold Medalist Graduates with Foundation Degree at NRC

Friday

Male graduate with gown and scroll pictured with his mum

Northern Regional College apprentice Rory McCluskey, who previously won a prestigious gold medal at the Worldskills UK National finals, has been awarded his Foundation Degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. At the championships the Antrim man was recognised for his expertise in Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Milling, which involves programming, setting and running a modern CNC milling machine to accurately produce a component in a given timeframe.

A CNC Machinist at Randox Laboratories, Rory worked for the industry-leading company throughout his studies.

As a Foundation Degree student at the College’s Ballymena campus, he was trained on state-of-the-art CNC engineering machinery and learned how to program and operate machines such as Mazak, DMG Mori and Dooasan, equipment used in modern manufacturing companies throughout Northern Ireland.
The College provides education and training in this technology to a wide range of companies, including Ryobi Aluminium Castings, Linamar Montupet, Hutchinson Engineering, Randox Laboratories, McAuley Engineering.

Congratulating Rory on his success, Professor Terri Scott, Chief Executive of Northern Regional College said: “
“The College has a proud and prestigious tradition of education and training in the field of engineering and I am delighted to see that our provision continues to deliver a consistently high standard.”

Dr Peter FitzGerald, Founder and Managing Director of Randox Laboratories, commented:
“Passionate and hard-working people like Rory make Randox what it is today.  We’re extremely grateful for his contributions to the engineering team here and equally proud of his achievements.  Congratulations Rory.”