Competition to recruit members to Northern Regional College Governing Body
Thursday
23rd April 2026
The Department for the Economy has launched a public appointment competition to recruit six new members to the Governing Body of Northern Regional College. Northern Ireland’s six Further Education colleges help people meet their full potential through the provision of a wide range of programmes and courses at all educational levels and support innovation in the business community. In doing so, they fulfil their dual mandate of social and economic inclusion, helping to support a productive, thriving economy.
Continue ReadingNorthern Regional College student selected to represent the UK at the global ‘Skills Olympics’
Wednesday
15th April 2026
A talented apprentice from Ballyclare has been selected to represent the UK at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026, known as the ‘Skills Olympics’, where the world’s most skilled apprentices and young professionals go head-to-head in a high-stakes test of skill, precision and innovation.
Continue ReadingNorthern Regional College Student Apprentice Of The Year At NI Apprenticeship Awards
Monday
13th April 2026
Northern Regional College is celebrating the outstanding success of Carrickfergus apprentice Paula Bamford, who has been named Apprentice of the Year at the NI Apprenticeship Awards 2026, held at the Titanic Hotel Belfast.
Continue ReadingNORTHERN REGIONAL COLLEGE HOSTS BALLYMENA ROTARY CLUB TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE
Wednesday
25th March 2026
Over seventy pupils from nine post-primary schools across the Ballymena area recently took part in the annual Rotary Club Technology Challenge, hosted by Northern Regional College.
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The winners of the Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards have been announced at the annual awards ceremony held today in Belfast. Engineer Paula Bamford won Apprentice of the Year, Higher Level Apprentice of the Year was chef Grace Dugan and Public Sector Apprentice of the Year went to horticulturist Jacob Meekin.
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Northern Regional College has become the first college in the UK to host the Milwaukee Tools Roadshow, as the global power tool manufacturer brought its iconic red vans to the College’s Newtownabbey campus on Thursday 5th March.
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