For the second consecutive year, a Northern Regional College apprentices have come out on top in the bench joinery category at the CITB NI (The Construction Industry Training Board NI) annual SkillBuild NI finals. Jamie Matthews from Ballyclare, who is in the first year of a Level 3 apprenticeship at the College’s Newtownabbey campus, is employed by leading bespoke joinery company, Mivan in Antrim. He was also Northern Ireland’s top performing competitor in bench joinery last year and went on to qualify for the national finals.
Continue ReadingUniversities and Colleges Collaborate to increase awareness of HE Options for School Leavers in NI
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27th May 2024
Northern Ireland's universities and further education colleges have joined forces in a groundbreaking initiative aimed at providing comprehensive information about local higher education options to school leavers.
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Coleraine student Jamie Watton (22), has turned his life around and gone from being a troubled teenager to an ambitious young man with a clear career goal. Having completed a Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care at Northern Regional College in Coleraine, Jamie progressed to do the Level 3 Extended Diploma and has been offered a place at Ulster University to study Occupational Therapy.
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Northern Regional College has been shortlisted in four of nine categories for the Open College Network Northern Ireland (OCN NI) Learning Endeavour Awards. The winners will be announced at a gala celebration event in the iconic Titanic Belfast on 25 June 2024.
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As A-Level and vocational Level 3 students across the province prepare to take the next step on their academic journey, Mel Higgins, Principal and Chief Executive of Northern Regional College is encouraging talented and ambitious young people to consider all their available options, including those at their local Further Education (FE) college.
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Hairdressing students at Northern Regional College in Magherafelt have come up with a novel way to recycle hair cuttings from the College’s hairdressing training salon. Four Level 2 hairdressing students aka ‘Green Hair’ will be among the budding young entrepreneurs from FE colleges across Northern Ireland who will be pitching their business ideas to a panel of experts at the Project Based Learning 2024 competition final.
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