Northern Regional College has been awarded a prestigious Government award in connection with its Estate’s modernisation project. With construction at the College’s new campuses in both Ballymena and Coleraine now well underway, the College has been named Project Team of the Year for Northern Ireland by the Government Project Delivery Profession (GPDP).
Continue ReadingAn aspiring young scientist from Whitehead said enrolling at Northern Regional College was ‘one of her best decisions ever'. Georgia Rafferty, who is now in the second year of a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Applied Science (Analytical and Forensic Science), said her experience of studying science at the College’s Newtownabbey campus has been really positive.
Continue ReadingNow that he is a final year Higher Level Apprentice and in the third and final year of a Foundation Degree in Engineering at Northern Regional College, Ballymoney student Jack Edgar appreciates more than ever the value and importance of vocational training. After his GCSEs, Jack decided to go down the apprenticeship route, realising this was a way to get paid to learn new skills and get valuable work experience, both of which would improve his future employability.
Continue ReadingLyndsay Grattan, a Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling student, has graduated from Northern Regional College’s Ballymena campus after making a career change. The Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling is three years in total and includes placement opportunities for students to help build their knowledge of the sector.
Continue ReadingStephanie Brown-Crilly, an Access Diploma in Social Science student, has graduated from Northern Regional College’s Ballymena campus after deciding that the teaching style at the College suited her better than school. “I wanted to go to university, knowing I was meant to end up in a social science related role,” the Ballymena local said.
Continue ReadingHolly Robinson and Chloe McAuley, two Access Diploma in Social Science students, have graduated from Northern Regional College’s Ballymena campus upon learning about the multiple career avenues it could lead. Both graduates reflected on why they decided to study the course. Holly who had a role as a Cabin Crew team member for EasyJet, said the pandemic changed her mind set about her career.
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