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Northern Regional College’s Links with Local Production of ‘Phantom of the Opera’

Friday
3rd November 2023

While some of his classmates were enjoying half-term break, Conor McColgan, a second year Performing Arts student at the College’s Coleraine campus, was busy getting ready for the opening night of Portrush Musical Society’s production of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’.

Northern Regional College Going for Gold

Thursday
2nd November 2023

Northern Regional College will have eight apprentices and students going for gold in the national finals of the 2023 skills competitions later this month. The College will be represented in the six different skills areas: Industrial Robotics, Mechatronics, Plumbing, Welding, Joinery and Carpentry. The finalists are Hannah Currie and Peter O’Neill (Industrial Robotics); Canaan Carleton and Kyle Davidson (Mechatronics); Morgan Finney (Plumbing); Jamie McArthur-Gill (Welding); Jamie Matthews (Joinery); and Bailey Gibson (Carpentry).

Recognition for Northern Regional College’s capital investment programme

Wednesday
18th October 2023

Following on from successes in both the GO Awards and Project Delivery Profession Awards 2023, Northern Regional College’s Project Team has been announced as winners of the Project Delivery Awards – Project Team of the Year – 2024 Awards (NICS) for the second consecutive year. On account of this success, the College has subsequently been shortlisted to represent Northern Ireland in the UK wide awards, endorsing a major vote of confidence in the College’s capital investment programme.

Northern Regional College Student Wins Prestigious HR Award

Wednesday
18th October 2023

A part-time student at Northern Regional College has won a prestigious CIPD (Chartered Institute of Professional Development) award. CIPD is the professional body for HR and People Development. Eimear Duffy from County Monaghan was awarded the CIPD NI Best HR Student award, one of the 11 awards presented at the CIPD’s glittering gala awards evening in the Titanic Belfast on Thursday 12 October.

Construction Students Get Sneak Peek of NRC’s New Campus in Ballymena

Wednesday
18th October 2023

Young construction students got a sneak preview of Northern Regional College’s new campus in Ballymena as part of a construction activity day hosted by the College. The construction activity day, attended by BTEC Level 3 Construction students at the College, as well as pupils studying GCSE Construction at Cullybackey College, was designed to highlight the different routes into a rewarding and challenging career in the construction sector.

Northern Regional College students urged to make yLink savings

Monday
16th October 2023

With Northern Regional College (NRC) students settling into their first semester of university and college, Translink is reminding all 16-23-year-olds to avail of the free yLink card which offers card holders 50% off all bus and rail services across Northern Ireland. More young people than ever are now choosing public transport as the smarter, greener way to stay better connected to university, college, work, and to socialise with family and friends with a massive 52% increase in journeys.