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Assured Skills Welding Academy is a ‘Win Win’ for Trainees and Employers
…Having completed an intensive five-week programme of industry standard welding training at Northern Regional College in Ballymena, the Assured Skills Welding Academy trainees are now doing a two-week placement with local fabrication and engineering companies. Christine Brown, Vice Principal of Teaching and Learning at Northern Regional College, said the Welding…
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NRC welcomes “life-long learning opportunities” with launch of Hydrogen Training Academy
…Northern Regional College will play an important role in Northern Ireland’s first ever Hydrogen Training Academy which has been officially launched by Minister for the Economy, Gordon Lyons MLA. The new Ballymena-based Academy will support the development of a skilled workforce to take full advantage of emerging hydrogen and cleantech…
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Read Yourself Well scheme launched at Northern Regional College
…Northern Regional College has launched a joint initiative with Northern Health and Social Care Trust to help people understand and manage their health and wellbeing through self-help reading. The Read Yourself Well project will allow free access to an extensive collection of health and wellness related books recommended and written…
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Taster Sessions at Northern Regional College Magherafelt Campus
…Year 12 pupils from local secondary schools visited Northern Regional College’s Magherafelt campus to learn more about vocational courses and apprenticeship opportunities available on their doorstep. The College hosted a series of ‘taster’ sessions in joinery, engineering and civil engineering, motor vehicle and hairdressing. Pupils from St Pius X College,…
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Northern Regional College gets a kick out of collaborating with Greenisland FC to promote mental hea
…Staff at Northern Regional College’s Newtownabbey campus have collaborated with their local football club to develop a ten-week health and fitness programme, to support students’ mental well-being. An initiative with Greenisland Football Club will pilot from February onwards with students on the College Connect programme at the Newtownabbey and Ballymena…
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Traineeships to Play an Important Role in Economic Recovery
…Traineeships will have an important role to play in Northern Ireland’s economic recovery. Northern Regional College currently offers traineeships in traditional vocational areas such as brickwork, plumbing, motor vehicle, engineering, and joinery and the College’s provision is set to expand across a wide range of vocational areas over the next…
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Applications Invited for The Gallaher Trust’s Scholarship Scheme
…Northern Regional College is currently inviting eligible higher education students to apply for The Gallaher Trust’s Scholarship for the 2022/23 academic year. To be eligible, students must be aged 18, have a primary address in the greater Ballymena area and have been offered a place at Northern Regional College for…
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Northern Regional College Students Pilot New Software to Improve Employability
…Students at Northern Regional College in Magherafelt are helping to pilot a new software programme aimed at improving young people’s employability. Belfast based online learning solutions company, DAMGEO, is in the process of developing a product to provide digital careers support service for 11-18 year olds. Feedback from the Co…
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Northern Ireland’s Further Education Colleges join national campaign to support local communities
…Northern Ireland’s six Further Education Colleges have joined a national initiative to help staff and students support and connect with local communities. The Good for Me Good for FE campaign aims to generate £1 million worth of social value via a programme of community action including volunteering, fundraising and charitable…
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Volunteering
…What’s in it for you? Any volunteering hours we capture helps the College as a community understand what types of volunteering roles are available in our local area. This helps us further build our volunteering community and highlights key areas to colleagues who would like to get into volunteering (local…
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