Kids club manager thanks lecturers after completing four diplomas at Northern Regional College
Thursday
16th January 2020
Josephine Campbell, manager of the after school Kidz Club in Ballymoney, is looking forward to a well-deserved break from studying having successfully completed a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership in Children Care Learning and Development at Northern Regional College. She was among hundreds of students to graduate at the College’s annual Higher Education graduation ceremony in The Great Hall at Galgorm Resort.
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A Ballymena-based counsellor has taken his ability to the next level by completing a Level 4 Diploma in Counselling at Northern Regional College. Arben Delija is originally from Albania but has been living in the UK for 20 years. He works as a counsellor at Ballymena’s Hope Centre which delivers education programmes in relation to drug and alcohol abuse.
Continue ReadingNew Assured Skills Academy offering 20 training places in logistics
Monday
13th January 2020
Northern Regional College and the Department for the Economy are offering 20 Assured Skills Academy training places for people to train as logistics and transport coordinators. Participants in the Assured Skills Academy will receive six weeks of industry-relevant pre-employment training at Northern Regional College's Newtownabbey Campus leading to an industry recognised qualification. Successfully completing the course also guarantees a job interview. The Academy is open for applications on Monday 13 January 2020.
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Engineering apprentices from Northern Regional College in partnership with Ryobi were inspired at their graduation ceremony when Ryobi Managing Director David Watson was presented with an Honorary Fellowship. The College has a long-standing relationship with Ryobi, who support the College’s apprentices as they acquire their Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Engineering. The apprenticeship sees students spending one day per week at Northern Regional College and four days per week at Ryobi, giving them a balance of practical and theoretical learning. In recognition of the effective training provided throughout this qualification, in 2018 the College won the Chamber of Business Award with Ryobi for their Education Business Partnership.
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Local playgroup leader Karen Traynor has received a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership in Children Care Learning and Development at Northern Regional College’s annual Higher Education graduation ceremony. Karen, who is a leader at Stepping Stones Playgroup in Ballymoney, admitted that initially, she was very apprehensive about doing the course but said her fears were totally ungrounded. Now that she has successfully completed the course, she said she is delighted to have been given the opportunity to do it.
Continue ReadingNorthern Regional College acts to help former Thomas Cook employees upskill
Friday
10th January 2020
A group of former Thomas Cook employees have undergone intensive IT training course at Northern Regional College to help improve their employability. Northern Regional College developed the fast-track IT course after being approached by cabin crew of the now-defunct travel operator.
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