Hairdressing students at Northern Regional College who came up with a novel way to recycle hair cuttings were among the winners at the 2024 Northern Ireland Project Based Learning (PBL) finals. With an aim of promoting the development of creative thinking and problem-solving skills among students, the PBL competition was open to all full-time and part-time students at FE Colleges in Northern Ireland.
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Engineering students from Northern Regional College were among the talented young robot programmers to participate in the industrial robotics ‘qualifier’ stage of WorldSkills UK at The Smart Factory Expo at the NEC Birmingham. The qualifier stage was their next hurdle in a bid to secure a coveted spot in the WorldSkills UK national skills finals later this year and, potentially, an opportunity to represent the UK at the WorldSkills international finals in China in 2026. Automation is a fast growing and innovative field of engineering with growing career opportunities for industrial robotic specialists. Industrial Robotics involves the use programmable robots to support manufacturing in an automated environment and is part of the curriculum for engineering courses at Northern Regional College.
Continue ReadingNRC students and staff honoured at first-ever Further Education NI Excellence Awards
Wednesday
5th June 2024
Eight Northern Regional College students and two staff members have been honoured at the first-ever Further Education NI Excellence Awards. The inaugural awards ceremony was held at the Armagh City Hotel on Tuesday 4th June, with awards categories reflecting the wide spectrum of learning levels and pathways available across Northern Ireland’s Further Education Colleges, from introductory and supported learning to apprenticeships, higher education and lifelong learning.
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For the second consecutive year, a Northern Regional College apprentices have come out on top in the bench joinery category at the CITB NI (The Construction Industry Training Board NI) annual SkillBuild NI finals. Jamie Matthews from Ballyclare, who is in the first year of a Level 3 apprenticeship at the College’s Newtownabbey campus, is employed by leading bespoke joinery company, Mivan in Antrim. He was also Northern Ireland’s top performing competitor in bench joinery last year and went on to qualify for the national finals.
Continue ReadingUniversities and Colleges Collaborate to increase awareness of HE Options for School Leavers in NI
Monday
27th May 2024
Northern Ireland's universities and further education colleges have joined forces in a groundbreaking initiative aimed at providing comprehensive information about local higher education options to school leavers.
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Coleraine student Jamie Watton (22), has turned his life around and gone from being a troubled teenager to an ambitious young man with a clear career goal. Having completed a Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care at Northern Regional College in Coleraine, Jamie progressed to do the Level 3 Extended Diploma and has been offered a place at Ulster University to study Occupational Therapy.
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