Northern Regional College is extending the popular Career Ready programme to include Business students at its Magherafelt and Coleraine campuses. Building on the success of the IT and Engineering programmes, from September 2018 Level 3 Business students at both campuses will be eligible to participate in the Career Ready programme. Career Ready gives students the necessary employability skills and support needed to get on a good career path. It includes a programme of mentoring, masterclasses, workplace visits and a paid summer internship.
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With so many courses and training opportunities available, this time of year can be challenging and confusing for young people - and their parents - as they weigh up all the available options. To help make it easier, Northern Regional College has teamed up with almost 100 local employers to host a series of ‘Courses and Careers Fairs’ across its campuses later this month.
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The achievements of the top performing engineering students at Northern Regional College were celebrated at the School of Engineering and Built Environment’s end of year presentation ceremony. James Heaney, a Foundation Degree Engineering student from Ballymena, won the Dayle Smyth Endeavour award and Antrim student Sam Courtney was awarded the Concorde Cup for the Best Student Achievement on BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
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As one chapter draws to a close, another exciting new chapter is about to begin for Kate Linden, the outgoing president of the Northern Regional College Students’ Union. Kate, who completed a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Travel and Tourism at the College’s Coleraine campus, takes up a new role as Travel Advisor with Selective Travel Management in Belfast, Northern Ireland’s largest independent travel company.
Continue ReadingLifeskills Programme Preparing Students for the Workplace
Tuesday
12th June 2018
Three Northern Regional College Lifeskills students – a programme offering support for adults with learning difficulties - have clocked up an incredible combined total of 48 years in the workplace. Philip Waring and Jason Smyth are students at the College’s Coleraine campus while William McCosh is a student at Ballymoney. All three attend the College two days a week. With 19 years’ service under his belt, Philip is one of the longest serving employees at McDonald’s in Coleraine while regular shoppers to Dunne’s Store in the town will be familiar with Jason who has been working there for over 15 years.
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Following on from the 2016 International Skills Partnership (ISP) Irvine Abraham, College Internationalisation Manager from Northern Regional College and Annamarie Pitts, Programme Manager, Vuselela TVET College (VC) embarked on a Leadership Exchange programme with the aim of developing policies and procedures leading to increased international project activity at curriculum level in their respective Colleges.
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