Northern Regional College has ‘teamed up’ with IFA premier league club Ballymena United to offer an innovative opportunity to talented young footballers who wish to combine their skills on the pitch with their studies. The new BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching and Development (Ballymena United Academy) will combine a professional football training programme with an accredited qualification, giving skilled players a unique opportunity to develop both on and off the field.
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As part of its ongoing commitment to make its campuses wholly inclusive, Northern Regional College is hosting a series of autism friendly information sessions for prospective students with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) throughout June.
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Engineering students at Northern Regional College have embarked on a journey which could bring them all the way to the WorldSkills UK National finals later this year. For the first time ever, Northern Ireland students had an opportunity to compete in the Industrial Robotics category of UKSkills and all six teams in the competition were comprised of engineering students from the College’s Ballymena campus. A total of twelve students from a variety of engineering courses, including Level 3 Extended Diploma, Higher Level Apprenticeship and Foundation Degree, participated in the first stage of the competition where they had to perform an offline programming task set and assessed by FANUC Ltd.
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Northern Regional College (NRC) has updated local stakeholders on the “exciting progress” made in recent months on its new campus development at its existing Union Street site in Coleraine. Funded by the Department for the Economy, the £40million development in the town forms part of a wider £84million capital investment programme, which will also see the development of a new campus for the College at Farm Lodge in Ballymena. The Coleraine campus has been temporarily relocated to the former St Joseph’s College at Beresford Avenue. The demolition phase at the College’s Union Street site by lead construction contractor Heron Bros. Ltd is almost complete, with construction of the new building then scheduled to get underway this summer.
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Studying at Northern Regional College has helped a Co Derry man to carve out a successful career in Dublin. After his GCSEs, Bellaghy native, Kevin Brennan opted to study Business at the Magherafelt campus. This was to be the beginning of his long association with the Northern Regional College. He completed a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma, Level 5 HND and a Business degree, as well as Level 5 ILM Leadership and Management and Level 1 in British Sign Language before graduating from Ulster University with a Master’s degree in Management and Corporate Governance.
Continue ReadingDodds appoints governing body chair at Northern Regional College
Tuesday
18th May 2021
Economy Minister Diane Dodds has appointed Mr Ken Nelson as chair of the governing body of Northern Regional College (NRC). Mr Nelson’s appointment is effective from 1 July 2021 and is for a period of four years. Commenting on the appointment, the Minister said: ‘’The position of chair provides a significant opportunity to positively influence the provision of skills in Northern Ireland. Under Mr Nelson’s leadership, the governing body can help the college to provide the skills needed to drive our economic recovery post Covid-19 and help to build a modern economy, which includes supporting the most disadvantaged towards sustainable career pathways.”
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