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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Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has highlighted the important role further education colleges play in driving Northern Ireland’s economic recovery through the delivery of practical higher education courses. During a visit to Northern Regional College’s Ballymena campus, the Minister met staff and students to hear about some of the exceptional higher education courses available.
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A £45 million capital project, fully funded by the Department for the Economy, to develop a new state-of-the-art campus for Northern Regional College in Ballymena has reached another “milestone moment”. The official Construction Notice has been issued to permit construction works to commence on building a new campus for the College at Farm Lodge. This will replace the existing Farm Lodge and Trostan Avenue campuses, consolidating the two sites into one.
Continue ReadingTV and Film students reflect on their experience at Northern Regional College
Tuesday
2nd August 2022
The opportunity to get practical ‘hands-on’ experience of creative media and industry standard equipment has proved valuable for TV and Film students at Northern Regional College. Amy Morrow, Samuel Lee Holmes and Matthew McClure have just completed their first year of a Level 3 Extended Diploma in TV and Film (Creative Practice) at the College’s Coleraine campus; a two-year vocational course is the academic equivalent of 3 A-levels.
Continue ReadingEdwin May Volkswagen Coleraine workshop controller reflects on his time at Northern Regional College
Monday
1st August 2022
Having completed his initial training in Northern Regional College’s well equipped motor vehicle workshops, Portrush man Alastair Turkington is now a workshop controller, working at a Master Technician level with Edwin May Volkswagen Coleraine. After studying A-level Geography, English Literature and Biology, Alastair decided to follow his heart, commenting: “When I was younger, my initial plan was to study and become a meteorologist, so I had completed my A-levels in preparation for going to university.
Continue ReadingSeven Northern Regional College Students Qualify for WorldSkills UK National Finals
Tuesday
26th July 2022
Seven Northern Regional students have qualified for the national finals of this year’s WorldSkills UK competitions. The College will be represented in four skills areas: Industrial Robotics, CNC Milling, IT Support Technician and Joinery. They will compete for gold, silver and bronze at the finals, which will take place in venues across the UK, week commencing 14 November.
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