Northern Regional College Provides Skills and Confidence, says TrustFord technician
Tuesday
9th August 2022
Coleraine man Jamie Hutchinson, who is employed as a technician by TrustFord Coleraine Car and Transit centre, said his time at Northern Regional College gave him the skills and confidence needed to pursue a career as a car mechanic. After leaving school, Jamie did Level 1 Motor Vehicle Maintenance course at the College’s Coleraine campus. He progressed to Level 2 and then completed a Level 3 Motor Vehicle Maintenance Apprenticeship with TrustFord.
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Northern Regional College offers award winning careers guidance and support to help students – and their parents - navigate a way through the myriad of education, training, and employment options. Una O’Kane is a member of the College’s dedicated careers team. She explains that they offer a professional and confidential careers guidance service to current and potential students so they can make an informed decision about that next important step.
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Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has highlighted the important role further education colleges play in driving Northern Ireland’s economic recovery through the delivery of practical higher education courses. During a visit to Northern Regional College’s Ballymena campus, the Minister met staff and students to hear about some of the exceptional higher education courses available.
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A £45 million capital project, fully funded by the Department for the Economy, to develop a new state-of-the-art campus for Northern Regional College in Ballymena has reached another “milestone moment”. The official Construction Notice has been issued to permit construction works to commence on building a new campus for the College at Farm Lodge. This will replace the existing Farm Lodge and Trostan Avenue campuses, consolidating the two sites into one.
Continue ReadingTV and Film students reflect on their experience at Northern Regional College
Tuesday
2nd August 2022
The opportunity to get practical ‘hands-on’ experience of creative media and industry standard equipment has proved valuable for TV and Film students at Northern Regional College. Amy Morrow, Samuel Lee Holmes and Matthew McClure have just completed their first year of a Level 3 Extended Diploma in TV and Film (Creative Practice) at the College’s Coleraine campus; a two-year vocational course is the academic equivalent of 3 A-levels.
Continue ReadingEdwin May Volkswagen Coleraine workshop controller reflects on his time at Northern Regional College
Monday
1st August 2022
Having completed his initial training in Northern Regional College’s well equipped motor vehicle workshops, Portrush man Alastair Turkington is now a workshop controller, working at a Master Technician level with Edwin May Volkswagen Coleraine. After studying A-level Geography, English Literature and Biology, Alastair decided to follow his heart, commenting: “When I was younger, my initial plan was to study and become a meteorologist, so I had completed my A-levels in preparation for going to university.
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