Students who successfully completed the intensive five-week training programme at Ballymena’s Manufacturing Excellence Academy say it will improve their employability. Northern Regional College played a key role in The Academy, which was established with funding from The Gallaher Trust and support from Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s Manufacturing Task Force.
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Northern Regional College Principal and Chief Executive, Mel Higgins, has welcomed the signing of the Belfast Region City Deal, describing it as ‘a significant milestone for skills development in the region and in Northern Ireland’. The Belfast Region City Deal, the first of four City Deals for Northern Ireland, was signed by UK and NI Executive Ministers in Belfast this week. Over the next decade, it will unlock £1 billion of transformative co-investment which will deliver more than 20 ambitious projects and programmes, create up to 20,000 new and better jobs and help make the region a global investment destination.
Continue ReadingNorthern Regional College collaborates with Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Monday
20th December 2021
Northern Regional College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Northern Health and Social Care Trust to help promote greater co-operation and collaboration between the two organisations. The MoU will facilitate partnership in areas of mutual interest that are strategically important to both the College and the Trust, such as education and health promotion. It will enable the exchange of information related to research, technology entrepreneurship and innovation, legal and regulatory requirements, as well as sharing infrastructure, expertise and resources.
Continue ReadingNorthern Regional College’s Student Services Team Continues to ‘Punch above its Weight’
Thursday
16th December 2021
Northern Regional College has been awarded the Matrix Quality Standard for Student Services, the gold standard certification which underlines the College’s commitment to providing exemplary support to all students. The Matrix Quality Standard is the international standard for ensuring the quality of delivery of high-quality information, advice and guidance. The latest Matrix accreditation review of Northern Regional College noted that the College’s Student Services Team continues to ‘punch above its weight’.
Continue ReadingNorthern Regional College Art Students Encouraged to ‘Reuse, Repurpose and Recycle’
Wednesday
8th December 2021
Marie Nancarrow, an award-winning designer and passionate advocate of sustainable fashion, has encouraged Art and Design students at Northern Regional College to ‘reuse, repurpose and recycle’ materials. During a visit to Northern Regional College’s Ballymena campus, Marie outlined how she identified a growing market for sustainable fashion and then launched her own business.
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Award winning Belfast actor Matthew Forsythe visited Northern Regional College’s Newtownabbey campus to deliver a drama workshop to Level 3 Performing Arts students. Matthew, fresh from a successful run of Marie Jones’s one-man play ‘A Night in November’ at The MAC, explained how he researched and developed the play’s numerous characters and demonstrated how to bring them to life on stage
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