Northern Regional College Computing Students Recognised by Young Enterprise NI
Thursday
27th April 2023
Northern Regional College computing students were among the bright young stars recognised at the Young Enterprise Northern Ireland 2023 glittering awards ceremony. The students’ fledging business, AdjeTech, which produced and sold 3D memorabilia, was presented with a Special Recognition Award in the Start Up category - one of just two awards presented to FE Colleges and universities on the night.
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Amy Morrow, a 19-year-old student studying Creative Media Practice at Northern Regional College, has quickly emerged as a leader and a champion for social justice and equality. The former Coleraine Grammar School student was elected as a class representative in her first year at the College, demonstrating her natural leadership abilities. She then applied for the role of LGTQIA officer, a position that she continues to hold, to advocate for the rights and equality of the College’s LGBTQIA+ community.
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As part of the Department for the Economy’s ‘Bring IT On’ initiative, Northern Regional College welcomed pupils from local secondary schools to its Farm Lodge campus in Ballymena for an IT Open Day. Bring IT On was formed to address the skills shortage and employability issues within Northern Ireland’s IT sector to ensure that there is a pipeline of skilled talent fit for industry needs. The event, fully funded by ‘Bring IT On’ and organised by Northern Regional College’s IT lecturer Emma Butler, included a range of practical workshops led by IT sector experts as well current and former students.
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Northern Regional College has launched the first accredited Level 2 and Level 3 courses in Hydrogen Applications and Technologies in the UK and Ireland. The OCN NI Level 3 Award in Hydrogen Applications and Technologies qualification aims to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to work in hydrogen-related industries such as energy generation, storage and distribution.
Continue ReadingCollege Higher Education offering is an alternative pathway to success says expert panel
Monday
3rd April 2023
Higher education options at local further education colleges are now wider than ever before and provide an excellent route to promising careers and further study, according to the Principal and Chief Executive of Southern Regional College. Brian Doran was speaking to over 100 guests at an event in Southern Regional College Banbridge Campus as part of a wider campaign launched by the Department for the Economy this month to raise awareness of Level 4 and 5 qualifications at Northern Ireland’s six colleges.
Continue ReadingRelationships key as Northern Regional College and partners pick up NI Apprenticeship Awards
Friday
31st March 2023
The winners of the Department for the Economy’s annual Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards have been announced, with Northern Regional College and partners having picked up a number of awards.
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