Me & My Job - Keith Wade

If you missed it in yesterday's Belfast Telegraph, Limavady Lecturer Keith Wade was featured in the 'Me & My Job' section.  You can view the article on our flickr account.

College Improvement Team Meeting No 3 April 2014

Chair’s Bulletin to staff is now available to view:
Click here

Please VOTE for William & Keith

Greystone Electrical Installation student William Falconer and his lecturer Keith Wade have been nominated for the City & Guilds People's Choice Lion Awards. These awards are based on an online vote and you can vote for each of them once a day until 19th May.  Please take a moment to register your vote: (Click on W to vote for Keith after you've voted for William)  http://lionawards.cityandguilds.com/content/peoples-choice?f=F

School Links Industry Visit

Pupils from Limavady's Post Primary Schools had the chance to visit the PSNI Roads Policing Unit and Donnelly & Taggart at Campsie through the College's School Links programme recently.  Those undertaking the VEP Motor Vehicle Course at Greystone enjoyed their morning exploring job opportunities with the leading motor sales and repair company, and then met with Inspector Stephen Haslett and his team.

College Improvement Team Meeting No 3 April 2014

Chair’s Bulletin to staff is now available to view:
Click here

AutoSkills Competition at Springtown

Recently the Springtown Centre's specialist Motor Vehicle workshops hosted the 2nd Annual IMI AutoSkills Competition for Motor Vehicle Repair students.  You can read more here and view the gallery of photos from the event on our Flickr account.

Europe for All Presentation

In January a group of NWRC students participated in a work placement trip to Malta funded with the support of the Commission of the European Communities within the framework of the LLP Leonardo Programme.  12 students from Strand Rd and Limavady were hosted by our partner in Malta, Luxol Sports Club.  They enjoyed two weeks of work placement in Health & Social Care, Hairdressing Hospitality & Tourism and Early Years.  For many of these students it was their first time on a plane or away from home on their own.  The student preparation and project organisation was managed by the Business Support Centre.  A presentation was held to mark the student's participation in the project.  

CMI Event & Dinner

The College hosted the 2014 CMI Event last week.  Pictured are Dorothy McElwee, Dawn McLaughlin FCA, from Dawn McLaughlin & Co. Chartered Accountants, Mary Keightley, Mind Associates, and Tom Doran, NIE Learning & Development Manager

Password Re-Set From Outside College

Guidance on how to re-set your College network password from outside the College has now been placed on the A-Z of Staff Documents, available through the staff portal:

http://nwrc-web/portal/staff/tools/az/

Celeb Chef Ian helps Yvonne win Gold

Ireland's Chef of the Year Ian Orr helped lecturer Ursula Murphy to mentor Level 3 student Yvonne Curran before the recent IFEX competition in Belfast.  Yvonne won the Gold Medal in the Senior Duck category against professional chefs from industry.  You can read more here

Carla wins Royal Opera House Challenge

Limavady Art & Design student Carla Heron won the Costume Design category at the prestigious Royal Opera House Design Challenge in London recently.  Carla Heron was one of 5 students from NWRC who made it to the final of the competition, and picked up her award during a special performance of Sleeping Beauty.  You can read more here.

Portable Loop Unit Guidance

Guidance on the use of Portable Loop Units has now been placed on the A-Z of Staff Documents, available through the staff portal: http://nwrc-web/portal/staff/tools/az/

Daisy Chain PJ Day

Well done to all the Strabane students (and staff) who came to College yesterday in their pyjamas to help raise funds for local charity Daisy Chain, who support people with Cancer.  If you wish to make a donation please contact Angela McConnell.

Big Dance Pledge - Rehearsal Tomorrow

NWRC has signed up to THE BIG DANCE PLEDGE 2014 which will be held on Friday 16th May.  We are looking for anyone interested in participating in this fun, UK wide event to join us for an initial rehearsal/register of interest on Wednesday 9th April at 1pm in the Dance studio - Foyle Building.  For more info contact Carie Logue-Houston - please share with your students.

Last week in College...

...there were a range of activities, visits and events.  Brian McDermott hosted a BBQ Workshop for Butchers; The 3 Rivers Exhibition launched in Strabane; Our Early Years Team helped launch a new App; Brickwork trainees discovered dry stone walling techniques; We hosted our Motor Vehicle Repair Autoskills competition and a Careers Day for Hair & Beauty; We lit up the Foyle Building for Autism; Our Sports Course League concluded; and our Workskills students visited Stormont.  You can view the photos on our Flickr account.

ULIXES Initiative

A number of organisations involved in EU Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Professional Higher Education attended a conference at North West Regional College (NWRC) this week to discuss the opportunities available through the new EU Erasmus + programme with a budget of €14.7 billion which was agreed by the European Commission in January 2014.  You can read more here.

IT...But not as you know IT!

Supported by the Connected project, NWRC hosted a very successful IT Careers event for pupils from post-primary schools. 'IT...But not as you know IT' brought the BBC, Troll Inc, Seagate, Learning Pool and more industry representatives directly in contact with students keen to explore a career in IT.  You can read more here and view the photo gallery here.

Lunch & Dinner: Flying Clipper 3rd April

Bookings are open for Lunch & Dinner in the Flying Clipper on Thur 3rd April - click here to view the menus and details on how to book.

College Improvement Team Bulletin

College Improvement Team Meeting No 2
March 2014
Chair’s Bulletin to Staff is now available to view - click here.

 

March Picture Review

Staff and students were involved in a wide range of events, workshops, conferences and presentations in March - we have created a photo gallery which reviews a selection of these including Early Years, Hospitality, Healthy & Social Care, Motor Vehicle, Beauty Therapy and Student Services staff and students.  You can view the gallery here.

LIGHT IT UP BLUE for Autism: 2nd April

NWRC is proud to be supporting World Autism Day tomorrow. We will be lighting the Foyle Building up blue tomorrow evening & we're asking students and staff to WEAR AN ITEM OF BLUE CLOTHING tomorrow.  Please help us raise awareness to encourage early diagnosis and intervention.