As part of its ongoing commitment to raise awareness about autism and promote social inclusion and autism acceptance, Northern Regional College invited internationally renowned autism advocate, Jude Morrow to deliver interactive training workshops to staff, students and external stakeholders. Jude, who is now in his ‘thirties, was diagnosed as autistic as an eleven year old. He is the founder of Neurodiversity Training International, an important autistic-lead training and consulting firm for global non-profits and Fortune 500 companies.
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Northern Regional College has delivered a series of free training programmes in advance of Loneliness Awareness Week (June 12 -18) for Belfast Health and Social Care staff and volunteers who engage with older people. The training, which was developed by Dr Karen McCambridge, Health and Social Care Curriculum Area Manager at Northern Regional College, was offered to both Trust staff and volunteers in both healthcare and non-healthcare roles during May.
Continue ReadingFive nominations for Northern Regional College at OCN NI Learner Endeavour Awards 2023
Thursday
1st June 2023
Open College Network NI (OCN NI) has revealed the shortlist for its fifth Learning Endeavour Awards 2023, with the College being nominated in four of the eight categories. The Learning Endeavour Awards aim to recognise and celebrate the achievements of individuals and their providers, by highlighting the power of learning to transform lives for the better.
Continue ReadingNorthern Regional College Science Student is 1 of 5 students from UK to secure a science scholarship
Wednesday
31st May 2023
Northern Regional College Science student, Georgia Rafferty, is one out of 5 students from UK who has been offered a scholarship to attend this year’s International Science School programme in Sydney, Australia. Georgia Rafferty, a 18-year-old student studying Level 3 BTEC in Applied Science at the College’s Newtownabbey campus, applied for the science programme at the University of Sydney after receiving a communication from Nuffield Research Placement and decided to put her philosophy, ‘if you don’t apply, you never know’ to the test.
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Budding entrepreneurs from all six FE Colleges in Northern Ireland have been pitching their business ideas to judging panels at the sector final of the Project Based Learning Competition (PBL). The 2023 Competition, hosted by Northern Regional College’s Entrepreneurship Hub, was open to all full-time and part-time students. Each college hosted their own preliminary qualifying round with the top entry in each of the four categories - Entrepreneurial, Sustainability, Innovation and Social Impact - going through to the final at Northern Regional College’s Newtownabbey campus which was held recently.
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Northern Regional College had the pleasure of hosting a WorldSkills International Pressure Test (IPT) for the Robot Systems Integration Skill within the Farmlodge campus, Ballymena. The competition took place in the centre of the campus where visitors and students alike would congregate and observe the competitors at work.
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