Three nominations for Northern Regional College at Open College Network NI Awards
Friday
15th April 2022
Open College Network NI (OCN NI) has revealed the shortlist for its fourth Learning Endeavour Awards 2022, with three individuals from Northern Regional College being nominated. OCN NI is an educational charity and awarding body that advances education by developing qualifications for adults and young people throughout NI.
Continue ReadingThree nominations for Northern Regional College at Open College Network NI Awards
Thursday
14th April 2022
Open College Network NI (OCN NI) has revealed the shortlist for its fourth Learning Endeavour Awards 2022, with three individuals from Northern Regional College being nominated. OCN NI is an educational charity and awarding body that advances education by developing qualifications for adults and young people throughout NI.
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Northern Regional College is committed to “improving student learning” by working closely with leaders in the plumbing sector to provide students with up-to-date, bespoke training on modern appliances. At a recent event at its Newtownabbey campus, local manufacturers and suppliers not only met students but also saw their workshop, complete with new technologies to help prepare them for a fast-paced, ever-changing industry.
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Year 10 pupils from eight local schools took part in Ballymena Rotary Club’s annual technology challenge hosted by Northern Regional College at its Trostan Avenue campus. For this year’s challenge, the students had to design, build and test an advertising billboard with a flashing beacon. Sixty pupils, working in teams of four and representing St Louis Grammar School, St Patrick’s College, Slemish Integrated College, Dunclug College, Cullybackey College, Cambridge House, Castle Tower School and Ballymena Academy, went head-to-head to complete the challenge in the allocated time.
Continue ReadingNorthern Regional College Hosts ‘Football Festival’ for local Primary School Children
Tuesday
5th April 2022
Sports students at Northern Regional College had an opportunity to put their coaching skills into practice at the recent ‘football festival’ hosted by the College for local primary school pupils at Ballymena Showgrounds. Primary 5 pupils from St Comcille's Primary School and Braidside Integrated Primary School were put through their paces during an enjoyable coaching session which was conducted by BTEC Level 3 Sports Coaching and Development students, with support from the IFA Education Officers, Diarmuid McNeice, Dan Chambers and Francis Brennan.
Continue ReadingNorthern Regional College students successful in Business Solutions Competition
Wednesday
23rd March 2022
Students from Northern Regional College have participated in an inter-campus Software for Business Solutions competition. The competition, held across all four campuses, is the first step in the lead up to the national WorldSkills UK competition which will take place towards the end of 2022. The top six scoring students will move forward to the next stage, which is the regional heat and the step before the UK-wide final.
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