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Awards recognise resilience and commitment of Northern Regional College staff

Tuesday
7th December 2021

The resilience and commitment of curriculum and support staff at Northern Regional College have been celebrated at the annual staff awards presentation. Congratulating the award winners, Principal and Chief Executive Mel Higgins said the Staff Awards recognised the outstanding contributions that individuals and teams at the College made to support their students and other members of staff.

Growing opportunities for tech-savvy students

Tuesday
7th December 2021

Combatting cybercrime, growing artificial intelligence and developing computer games were just some of the exciting new career opportunities in the computing sector showcased at an event hosted by Northern Regional College’s Magherafelt campus. The ‘Bring IT On’ event, funded by the Department for the Economy, organised by staff and Higher National students in the Computing department, featured a series of practical workshops by current and former students at the College.

Northern Regional College has introduced ‘drop in’ Essential Skills Hubs at all campuses to offer students additional support in English and Maths. Donal MacAuley, Acting Curriculum Area Manager for Essential Skills explains the thinking behind the exciting initiative: “The pandemic has been very disruptive to learning at all levels and some of our students have been affected more than others. We have found that some of them, including those who have already achieved their GCSE Maths and English, are struggling to complete their coursework.”

Northern Regional College’s ‘2 Dudes 1 Robot’ Win Gold at UK National Finals

Thursday
2nd December 2021

Northern Regional College Engineering students had a clean sweep in the Industrial Robotics category at the WorldSkills UK national finals. Louie Heath and Brennan Wilson, AKA ‘2 Dudes 1 Robot’ were gold medal winners; Cameron Middleton and Adam Kirkpatrick (‘Hammer Basher and Sparky’) won silver and Jude Moore and Aaron Stevenson (‘The Athletes’) won bronze medals.

Hutchinson Engineering crowned ‘Manufacturer of the Year’

Tuesday
30th November 2021

Kilrea engineering company Hutchinson Engineering was among the winners at the Insider Media ‘Made in Northern Ireland Awards’ at the Europa Hotel in Belfast. The family-owned business scooped the coveted Manufacturer of the Year title for businesses with a turnover under £25 million.

NRC’s ‘bespoke, collaborative approach’ results in working partnerships with over 1,000 companies

Monday
29th November 2021

A ‘bespoke, collaborative approach’ has helped Northern Regional College work in partnership to support over one thousand local employers. By identifying local businesses’ needs, the College has implemented a number of apprenticeships, traineeships, business development and further education programmes which have allowed the companies to be directly involved in the skills development of their employees.