Education is a lifelong journey and it’s never too late to start learning, according to Ballymoney woman, Marlene Purdy. Marlene, who is visually impaired, graduated with distinction at Northern Regional College’s annual graduation ceremony at the Galgorm Resort. She was awarded a Level 5 Certificate in Health and Social Care and now in her mid ‘fifties, Marlene hopes to go to university. After leaving school, Marlene went to London and worked with Barclay’s Bank. When she returned to Northern Ireland, she realised she would need to retrain.
Continue ReadingGraduation success for Johnny, despite leaving school with no qualifications
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14th December 2018
Thirty six years after leaving school with no qualifications, Coleraine’s Johnny Goldie has graduated from Northern Regional College with a Foundation Degree in Building Technology and Management. Now in his fifties, Johnny says he hopes his story will inspire others. He applied to do the course in 2014 but although he was running his own small building company and had plenty of industrial experience, he didn’t meet the course entry requirements because he didn’t have Maths and English.
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Going back to school as a mature student was ‘challenging and demanding but well worth the effort’, according to Coleraine woman, Tanya Warwick, who has just graduated with Distinction from Northern Regional College. Tanya was awarded a Level 4 Certificate in Health and Social Care at the College’s annual graduation ceremony. She now plans to go to Ulster University to study Occupational Therapy.
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