SRC Construction Student Wins Northern Ireland Apprentice of the Year Award

The winners of the Department for the Economy’s annual Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards were announced today, 29 March. The awards celebrate employers, apprentices, and champions from a wide range of industries and occupations. Southern Regional College are delighted to announce that Conor Braniff, a level 2 floor and wall tiling apprentice at the College was presented with the ‘Apprentice of …

SRC Success at SkillBuild NI Final

Southern Regional College students have won an incredible twelve medals at the SkillBuild NI Finals 2023 held by The Construction Industry Training Board NI (CITB NI).  The SkillBuild competition is held annually each spring with top local construction apprentices competing to win titles in the categories; Brickwork, Cabinet Making, Carpentry, Electrical Installation, Joinery, Painting & Decorating, Plastering Dry Wall Systems, …

Former SRC student to represent UK at Euroskills

Isaac Bingham, a former student of Southern Regional College has been selected to represent the UK at Europe’s largest skills event, Euroskills, in September this year. Isaac will travel to Gdańsk in Poland where he will compete with 600 other skilled young professionals, under the age of 25, from 32 member countries including Germany, Switzerland, and France. Over 100,000 spectators …

Northern Regional College Students Qualify for Team UK at Euroskills in Gdansk

Northern Regional College engineering students, Charlie Carson and Jason Scott, have qualified to represent Team UK in the Robot Systems Integration category at EuroSkills in Gdansk, Poland. This Autumn, the UK is set to make a triumphant return to compete at EuroSkills, Europe’s largest skills event, which is taking place in Poland for the first time. Team UK – which …

Northern Regional College Construction Students Build a Bright Future at Skillbuild NI Final

Students from Northern Regional College took part in The Construction Industry Training Board NI (CITB NI) annual SkillBuild NI Finals 2023 competition at NWRC, Greystone Campus, Limavady. The competition is designed to test skills, technique, ability within tight timeframes, and identifies the top performers in 11 different trade areas within construction apprenticeship programmes from across Northern Ireland. It is a …

Entrepreneurship Showdown at Northern Regional College

Budding entrepreneurs from all six FE Colleges in Northern Ireland have been pitching their business ideas to judging panels at the sector final of the Project Based Learning Competition (PBL). The 2023 Competition, hosted by Northern Regional College’s Entrepreneurship Hub, was open to all full-time and part-time students. Each college hosted their own preliminary qualifying round with the top entry …

Further Education Colleges celebrate student success at the WorldSkills UK finals

A number of students from Northern Ireland’s six Further Education Colleges hace been triumphant at the recent WorldSkills finals held across the UK. 63 students competed in the competitions from across the local Further Education sector, with 26 medals achieved and nine taking home gold including: Northern Ireland’s six Further Education Colleges were placed in the top four regions of …

Further Education Colleges pedal to £5,735 for Air Ambulance NI

Staff from Northern Ireland’s six Further Education Colleges have raised £5,735 for Air Ambulance NI after participating in a charity cycle on Friday 17 June. The charity cycle entitled ‘Further Education 400’ saw teams collectively cycle 400 miles passing through 25 Further Education college campuses. Representatives from the Further Education Sector handed over the cheque to Air Ambulance NI at …

Economy Minister joins College leaders to promote post-16 Further Education offer

Economy Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has met with Further Education leaders and teaching staff to discuss the range of options available to school leavers at further education colleges as they receive their GCSE results today. Attending Northern Regional College’s Newtownabbey campus, the Minister also congratulated students across Northern Ireland’s six further education colleges who received their exam results. At Northern …

Economy Minister congratulates students on Further Education success on results day

Economy Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA, has met with Further Education students at South West College to pass on his congratulations as they received results today. Across Northern Ireland, thousands of students from the six further education colleges have received results in A-Level, BTEC and Higher National Diplomas. Attending South West College’s Erne Campus, the Minister also discussed with students and …