Two Northern Regional College students, Caolin Coyle and Ryan Strain, are currently celebrating success on the football pitch with the Northern Ireland Schoolboy International U18 squad. The Level 3 Sports students started the year with a hard fought draw and strong performance against Australia schools, followed by a 3-1 win in a friendly against Jersey.
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As part of Safer Internet Day, students across the College will receive information and advice during classes on Tuesday 7 February 2017 about how they can stay safe online. Laura Firth, Head of Student Experience, said: “Emphasising the importance of internet safety is a message which we are continuously reiterating to our students, so being able to participate in a day like this is a welcome opportunity for the College to formally participate in an event organised at a UK-wide level.”
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Northern Regional College in partnership with SkillbuildNI held a successful intercampus competition this week where 45 top trainees from across its campuses competed in the areas of Brickwork, Carpentry, Joinery, Electrical Installation and Plumbing Pipework. The Skillbuild competition, run by CITB NI, is held annually each spring and is the largest multi-trade competition in the UK for young students and apprentices with the top local construction apprentices competing to win coveted titles in a various range of trades. The winners of the intercampus competition will progress to the Northern Ireland regional finals and may then go on to represent Northern Ireland in the Skills Show UK and potentially at WorldSkills.
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As the result of the College running its annual ‘Wear it Pink’ Day in the autumn, a cheque for £1980 was recently presented to Cancer Focus NI. Thanks go to staff and students across all campuses who organised coffee mornings, cake sales, beauty sessions and lots more to raise money for the charity.
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Greetings for a Happy Christmas and best wishes for the new year. All campuses will be closed from 9pm on Wednesday 21 December 2016 and reopen again from 8am on Thursday 5 January 2017.
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Today over 200 students celebrated achieving their Access and Higher Education Awards at the College’s graduation ceremony held at the Tullyglass House Hotel, Ballymena.
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