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Lexi McCook and Hallie Davis from Ballymoney High School who were measuring the calorie content of snack foods at the Science workshop at Northern Regional College. Credit NRC

In photos - Ballymoney pupils get to grips with STEAM workshops

Northern Regional College students, Jason Scott and Charlie Carson from Ballymoney, who have qualified to represent Team UK in the Robot Systems Integration category at EuroSkills in Gdansk, Poland.

Ballymoney student off to Poland to represent UK

Amy Morrow

Top post for Coleraine student Amy at NRC

Olivia Nash performing the official opening of the Bluebell Café at Gillaroo Nursing Home in Larne with Nikki McCrudden, Gilaroo Nursing manager and Jacqui McAllister, Northern Regional College Health and Social Care lecturer.

Dementia friendly cafe 'first' for port town

Electrical winner Kyle Hylands and runners up Andrew McBride and Joel Brown, with Rachel McKeeman of CITB.

Recognition for NRC students

Northern Regional College staff enjoying a view of Anderson Park and the Coleraine skyline from the top of the new campus building. David Lynn, is on far right.

Over 100 new construction jobs have been created

Ballymoney Early Years Team Excellence in Community and Society

NRC staff awards had 121 nominations for 11 awards

Health and Social Care lecturers involved in the delivery of the Dental Nursing course at Magherafelt campus receiving the Highly Commended award for the best new course from Pauline Martin, member of the College’s governing body and Chief Operating Officer, Sean Laverty. Members of the team are Jacqui McAllister, Lesley McCausland, Laura Kelly and Michelle McWilliams.

Magherafelt NRC staff awards celebrate curriculum and support staff

Sean Walls who graduated Northern Regional College with a Distinction* and two Distinctions in Level 3 Health and Social Care before studying Social Work at Ulster University’s Magee campus in Derry.

NRC graduate Sean Walls awarded Ulster University scholarship

Pictured at the topping out of the new Coleraine campus for Northern Regional College are (l-r) Jack Neill, NRC apprentice engineer; Mel Higgins, Principal and Chief Executive of Northern Regional College; Economy Minister Gordon Lyons; and Amy Morrow, NRC Student President and Student Governor

Exciting new future for NRC Coleraine

Adam Kirkpatrick, Karla Kosch, Engineering lecturer and Cameron Middleton. Adam and Cameron, who were silver medallists in the Industrial Robotics category at last year’s WorldSkills UK national finals, have secured their spot on the UK national squad for the international finals in Shanghai, China later this year

Seven NRC students in Worldskills UK Finals

Northern Regional College’s new Coleraine campus which is currently still under construction

NRC’s new Coleraine campus deemed highly commended at major building awards

Peter Lynch, Plumbing Lecturer at Northern Regional College, Morgan Feeney, Northern Regional College SkillBuild Competitor 2022 and Richard Robinson, Group Sales Director at Beggs & Partners.

Finest equipment in pipeline for NRC plumbing students

NRC Ballymena campus winner in the inter-campus Software for Business Solutions competition - Tiernan Da Cruz, and Lecturer Emma Butler.

Contest success for NRC student

Northern Regional College Childcare students at Ballymoney campus who completed the employability workshop with on left Jennifer McFadden, Curriculum Area Manager, Health, Social Care and Access and on far right, Sharon Lyons, Project Manager with Harpurs Hill Children & Family Centre, who delivered the workshop

Employability Workshop for NRC students

Mel Higgins, Principal and Chief Executive of Northern Regional College, Brian Hood, Managing Director of BS Holdings Ltd, Gordon Lyons, Minister for the Economy, Councillor William McCaughey, Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Paul McCormack, Innovation Manager at Belfast Met and Graham Whitehurst, MBE, Chair of Mid and East Antrim’s Manufacturing Task Force.

NRC ready to play important role in Hydrogen Training Academy

Gordon Lyons

Appointments to NRC

Belfast based online learning solutions company, DAMGEO developed KLEOS to provide digital careers support service for students aged 11–18-years-olds. Front row, from left: Colleen and Damien Caldwell, Founders of DAMGEO. Back row Childcare Lecturer, Katrina McCallion and Head of Inclusive Learning at Northern Regional College, Jennifer McFadden.

Magherafelt NRC students pilot app to improve young people’s employability prosp...

Back row - Andrew Woodside, Careers Adviser, Emma Porritt, Education Support Co-ordinator, Carrie Fleming, Student Engagement Officer and Lisa Burns Student Finance Co-ordinator alongside Dr Laura Firth, Head of Student Experience, Stephen McCartney, Head of Student Services at the front row.

Quality Standard Award for NRC team

Karen McLeod, (far right) Tourism lecturer and course director of Tour Guiding Level 2 (ONC NI) at Northern Regional College with some of the students who completed the course last year

Why not consider a short course at NRC?

Andrew Woodside, Careers Adviser, Emma Porritt, Education Support Co-ordinator, Carrie Fleming, Student Engagement Officer and Lisa Burns Student Finance Co-ordinator alongside Dr Laura Firth, Head of Student Experience, Stephen McCartney, Head of Student Services at the front row

NRC Student Services team 'punching above weight'

Looking at the plans for the new Ballymena campus for Northern Regional College are Karl McKillop, Construction Director, Heron Bros; Economy Minister Gordon Lyons; and Gillian McConnell, NRC Governor.

Contractor is appointed for new £45m NRC campus

Pictured are: Dr Petra Corr (second from right), Northern Health and Social Care Trust’s Director for Mental Health, Learning Disability & Community Wellbeing; Northern Regional College staff Helen Hampsey, Head of Health and Social Care, Craig Fairless, Head of Marketing and Business Engagement, and Marie Donaghy, Business Engagement Officer.

NRC collaborates with Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Dr Petra Corr (second from right), Northern Health and Social Care Trust’s Director for Mental Health, Learning Disability & Community Wellbeing; Northern Regional College staff Helen Hampsey, Head of Health and Social Care, Craig Fairless, Head of Marketing and Business Engagement, and Marie Donaghy, Business Engagement Officer

NRC collaboration with Northern Trust

Award winners pictured with Mel Higgins, Principal and Chief Executive and Christine Brown, VP Teaching and Learning: Team Player of the Year, Frankie McEldowney; Peer Support of the Year, Jennifer McFadden; and Joint New Start of the Year, Nicola Quigg and Meabh O’Reilly.

Recognition for NRC lecturers

Gold medalists at Worldskills UK - Louie Heath and Brennan Wilson

NRC students strike Bronze Silver & Gold at Worldskills UK

Engineering students Jude Moore and Aaron Stevenson who make up The Athletes

Four NRC teams through to the WorldSkills UK national finals

Pictured from left: Andrew McGivern, Translink Track Engineering Manager; Kimberly Garland, Translink Rail Track Apprentice; Daryl Irwin, Managing Director at OTT; Ben Mark, OTT Rail Track Apprentice; and Christine Brown Vice Principal Teaching and Learning at Northern Regional College.

NRC on track with new ‘rail’ programme

Getting ready for the visitors to Rosepark Farm

Down on the farm with NRC students

Mel Higgins

NRC appoints former pupil as principal

Aaron Stevenson and Jude Moore - two of the students from NRC Ballymena who will be in the WorldSkills UK finals

NRC students going for gold at WorldSkills UK

NRC students going for gold

Stephen McCartney, the College’s Head of Student Services,

NRC receives Autism Impact Award

Stephen McCartney from NRC

Congratulations NRC!

The Athletes team (Aaron Stevenson and Jude Moore) taking part in the second stage of the national UK Skills Industrial
Robotics Competition.competition at the NRC's Ballymena Campus

NRC students compete in UK Skills Robotics Competition

(L - R) Glyn Roberts, Retail NI and Cheryl McNeill, Northern Regional College

Retail Recovery Programme Goes Live

Elizabeth Cheung

Ballymoney's Elizabeth takes alternative route to uni

Exams

NRC help for students and parents

Scott McClelland

Scott hits high notes with NRC

James Perry, MBE, member of The Gallaher Trust’s Board of Trustees is pictured with Christine Brown, Vice Principal of Teaching and Learning at Northern Regional College, during the launch of the Trust’s Scholarship Scheme, which is being run in conjunction with the College.

Gallaher Trust launches Scholarship Scheme for NRC Students

NRC celebrates its students with Recognition Awards

NRC celebrates top students with 2021 recognition awards

Autism friendly information sessions at NRC