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Health & Social Care Course at Northern Regional College Helps Boost Employment Prospects

Tuesday
31st May 2022

Gaining an accredited Health and Social Care qualification at Northern Regional College in Newtownabbey has helped a young County Antrim woman secure full-time employment. Helena Boyle from Crumlin, who was awarded a Level 4 Diploma in Social and Community Work, was among the Northern Regional College’s HE students to graduate at the College’s 2021 graduation ceremony in the Tullyglass Hotel. The ceremony was originally scheduled for December 2021 but was postponed due to Covid restrictions.

Counselling Course at Northern Regional College Leads to New Career

Tuesday
31st May 2022

A former English teacher has embarked on a new career in counselling after completing a Foundation Degree in Counselling at Northern Regional College. Christina Bateson, from outside Limavady, was among the students to graduate at the College’s Higher Education graduation ceremony in Ballymena.

Inspirational Northern Regional College lecturer success at prestigious awards

Monday
30th May 2022

A dedicated Northern Regional College lecturer has been successful in winning the Firmus Energy/Local Women Inspirational Teacher Award. Jacqui McAllister, who has been teaching at the College for 20 years, was nominated for both Inspirational Teacher and Inspirational Woman in the Firmus Energy/Local Women Inspirational Women of the Year Awards 2022. For Jacqui, however, the two nominations and award are recognition not just for her, but her colleagues.

Inspirational Northern Regional College teacher in running for prestigious award

Friday
27th May 2022

A dedicated Co Antrim teacher has been nominated for not one, but two, top accolades. Jacqui McAllister, who has been teaching at Northern Regional College for 20 years, is up for both Inspirational Teacher and Inspirational Woman in the forthcoming Northern Ireland Inspirational Women of the Year Awards 2022.

NI marketing technology platform collabs with Northern Regional College to increase profitability

Wednesday
18th May 2022

Northern Ireland tech firm GetSociable has availed of expert training and guidance from Northern Regional College to increase revenue and profitability. Founded in 2020 and headed up by a small team with decades of experience in digital, GetSociable is creating a one-stop-shop marketing technology (MarTech) platform for businesses in the hospitality, leisure, tourism and creative industries.

Three NRC teams compete to qualify for the highly coveted WorldSkills UK National Competition

Tuesday
10th May 2022

Three Northern Regional College teams competed in the ‘passive stage’ of this year’s UK National WorldSkills industrial robotics competition which took place on Thursday 5th May and Friday 6th May at the College’s Farm Lodge campus in Ballymena. WorldSkills UK is a competition-based development programme, designed by industry experts, to enhance the practical skills and knowledge taught on training courses. The skills competitions assess employability attributes against set criteria in a competitive environment. The programme has a positive impact on competitors with 90% of previous entrants saying their career progression improved after competing.