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Northern Regional College Apprentices Qualify for National Skillbuild Finals
…Congratulations to Northern Regional College apprentices Jamie Matthews and Bailey Gibson who have qualified for the national finals of the Skillbuild competitions in joinery and carpentry respectively. Jamie, who is from Ballyclare is employed by Mivan, while Bailey is from Larne and employed by Kudos, a leading timer frame company.…
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Wide range of flexible courses offered by FE colleges through new Step-Up Programme
…Step-Up, a new programme offering a wide range of flexible new courses is being provided by Northern Ireland’s six further education colleges from September 2023. Consisting of three different strands; College Connect, DARE (Disability Access Route to Education and Employment) and WRAP (Women Returners Access Programme) the programme aims to…
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Step Up
…Step Up is aimed at increasing access and participation of under-represented individuals in skills, education and employment. It includes targeted interventions for those who are unemployed and economically inactive and those who find it hardest to access skills, education and employment opportunities. The project is funded by the Department for the Economy…
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Working Together To Grow The Economy And Develop Tourism
…As part of its ongoing commitment to grow the economy and develop tourism potential in the Mid and East Antrim Council area, the Council teamed up with Northern Regional College to deliver free tour guiding training. The Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna, recently hosted a celebratory…
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NRC Success At OCN NI Learning Endeavour Awards 2023
…Staff and students at Northern Regional College enjoyed success at the OCN NI Learning Endeavour Awards. Ashleigh Mulholland from Newtownabbey won FE Learner of the Year and Kyla Skelton was highly commended in the same category, while Inclusive Learner lecturer, Kiera O’Kane was highly commended in the Inspiring Tutor of…
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Following in his father’s footsteps – NRC helped fulfil childhood ambition
…From a young age, Ross Huston wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a plumber. The young Antrim man has just completed a plumbing apprenticeship at Northern Regional College in Newtownabbey and joined his father Mark and older sister Jessica - who also completed her plumbing apprenticeship at…
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Northern Regional College - Leading The Way In Industrial Robotics
…FANUC, a leading manufacturer of factory automation and robots and competition partner for WorldSkills, made a return visit to Northern Regional College in Ballymena this week to oversee the practical stage of the industrial robotics category in the national skills competition. Northern Regional College has been leading the way in…
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Returning to education can challenging but rewarding – former NRC Student
…Returning to education after a break of almost 35 years can be challenging but, for County Antrim man, Paul Rodgers, it has not only been rewarding, but it has opened the door to a second career after retirement. Paul, who lives in Cullybackey, has just completed a three year part-time…
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Northern Regional College Access student receives ‘Barbara Macaulay Personal Achievement Award’
…A young Carrickfergus woman who returned to education to complete an Access to University course at Northern Regional College in Newtownabbey after a break of almost 20 years, is this year’s winner of the Barbara Macaulay Personal Achievement Award. Nichola Barr, who has two young daughters aged 12 and 6…
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Northern Regional College Students at Newtownabbey Campus Clean Up in Regional Finals
…Welding students from Northern Regional College’s Newtownabbey campus had a clean sweep in SkillWeld, the Northern Ireland regional heats of WorldSkills UK. Up against stiff competition from the College’s other campuses, the Newtownabbey welders filled the top three spots. They now have an anxious wait to see if they did…
https://www.nrc.ac.uk/nrc/news/article/northern-regional-college-students-at-newtownabbey-campus-clean-up-in-regio