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A part time student at Northern Regional College has been shortlisted for a prestigious CIPD (Chartered Institute of Professional Development) award. CIPD is the professional body for HR and people development. Eimear Duffy, who is originally from Monaghan and now lives in Belfast, has been short-listed for the CIPD NI Best HR Student award, one of the 11 award categories. The winners will be announced at a glittering gala evening in the Titanic Belfast on Thursday 12 October.

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Two former Foundation degree engineering students who studied at Northern Regional College in Ballymena are in Poland this week to compete at EuroSkills, the biggest vocational education and skills excellence event in Europe. Charlie Carson and Jason Scott, who studied Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and Electric and Electronic Engineering respectively, have qualified to represent Team UK in the Robot Systems Integration category.

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Polish native Konrad Buras, who studied part-time at Northern Regional College to achieve his goal of going to university, is about to embark on the next stage of his academic journey. Konrad completed both a Higher National Certificate in Construction and the Built Environment and GCSE English at the College while working full-time at IFS Global Logistics in Carrickfergus. His dedication and commitment to his studies paid off and later this month, he will start a BSc (Hons) degree in Energy as a full-time undergraduate student at Ulster University.

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Northern Ireland Screen has announced an innovative partnership with NextGen Skills Academy, aimed at bolstering Games, Animation, and Visual Effects expertise in three Northern Ireland Further Education colleges. The two-year pilot programme will facilitate direct industry engagement from a range of international and local creative studios, improving students' employability prospects in the creative industries, one of the fastest growing sectors in Northern Ireland’s economy.

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Over the incoming weeks young people will have some important decisions to make and, depending on their GCSE or A Level results, they will have different options to choose from. Do they stay at school for A levels or an equivalent course or enrol at a local FE College for a vocational course, traineeship or apprenticeship or do they progress to university or employment. A young Coleraine woman who was at that crossroads after her GCSEs and, is now a second year motor vehicle apprentice at Northern Regional College, is encouraging them to follow their hearts.

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With GCSE results out next week, young people will have important decisions to make about what to do next and where to do it. Faced with what may seem like a bewildering range of choices and possibilities, they need to know and understand the different options to be able to make the right decision. FE Colleges like Northern Regional College offer a wide range of vocational, technical, and professional courses, from entry level up to and including degree level so time taken to check out what is available at local FE colleges will be time well spent.      

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