Former Students Playing Key Role in Development of Northern Regional College’s New Campus
Thursday
9th March 2023
Almost forty years after studying construction at Northern Regional College in Ballymena, two alumni are back at their old ‘stomping ground’ and playing a key role in the development of the College’s new campus at Farm Lodge. Colin Michael from Magherafelt and Richard Lennox from Cullybackey went their separate ways after completing an ONC in Construction Studies at the College in Ballymena back in the mid ‘eighties but their paths crossed again last year when they found themselves working on the College’s new campus.
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The wealth of opportunities for tour guides in Northern Ireland was showcased at a recent event in The Braid, Ballymena. ‘Celebrating Tour Guiding Enterprise in Action’ was organised by Northern Regional College, supported by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. As part of its drive to boost visitor numbers to the area, the Council teamed up with the College to deliver a free training programme to enable people living in Ballymena, Broughshane, Gracehill, Galgorm, Cullybackey, Kells & Connor, Ahoghill and Portglenone to become qualified Level 2 Tour Guides.
Continue ReadingSkills competitions help Northern Regional College Students Build Strong Foundations with CITB NI
Tuesday
7th March 2023
Northern Regional College’s Newtownabbey campus hosted the inter-campus heats of SkillBuild NI 2023 for electrical installation, carpentry, joinery and plumbing. SkillBuild NI is the largest multi-trade competition in the UK for young students and apprentices. The annual competition governed by the Construction Industry Training Board NI (CITB NI), covers construction-related disciplines. A total of 37 Northern Regional College students took part in the competitions in a bid to secure their place in the SkillBuild 2023 NI finals in May at North West Regional College.
Continue ReadingSkills competitions help Northern Regional College students build strong foundations with CITB NI
Tuesday
7th March 2023
Northern Regional College’s Ballymena campus has hosted the inter-campus heats of SkillBuild NI 2023 for brickwork. SkillBuild NI is the largest multi-trade competition in the UK for young students and apprentices. The annual competition, governed by the Construction Industry Training Board NI (CITB NI), covers construction-related disciplines. A total of 37 Northern Regional College students took part in the competitions in a bid to secure their place in the SkillBuild 2023 NI finals in May at North West Regional College.
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Northern Regional College offers award winning careers guidance and support to help students – and their parents - navigate a way through the myriad of education, training, and employment options. Una O’Kane is a member of the College’s dedicated careers team. She explains that they offer a professional and confidential careers guidance service to current and potential students so they can make an informed decision about that next important step.
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Beauty Therapy and Nail Technology students at Northern Regional College who excelled at the preliminary stage of the WorldSkills competitions at their local campus, qualified for the inter-campus competitions and the next stage of an exciting journey that could take them all the way to the national finals. The inter-campus competitions for Beauty Therapy and Nail Technology students were hosted by the College’s Ballymena campus with the top three students on the Level 2 and Level 3 Beauty Therapy courses and the Level 3 Nail Technology courses at the Ballymena, Magherafelt and Newtownabbey campuses competing to secure a coveted spot in the prestigious national finals later this year.
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