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Last month Southern Regional College’s Higher Education graduates celebrated their academic achievement across a range of subjects with family, friends, and College staff in a major ceremony at the Armagh City Hotel. This was the first in-person Graduation Ceremony in three years.
This special event recognised individual and collective success as 189 graduates were conferred with Foundation Degrees, Higher Level Apprenticeships, and Professional Qualifications spanning a wide variety of courses delivered at the College’s Armagh, Banbridge, Newry, Lurgan, and Portadown Campuses. Many more SRC graduates attended ceremonies held at Ulster University and Queens University Belfast among others.
Honours Degrees were delivered in conjunction with Ulster University, Liverpool John Moores, and Stranmillis University in subjects such as Creative Imaging, Early Childhood Studies, English & History, and Business Studies. The event saw students of all ages achieving success in these areas.
Southern Regional College is deeply invested in the Higher Level Apprenticeship Programme (HLA) offering ten Higher Level Apprenticeship courses that create opportunities to gain quality training and a recognised qualification all helping to aid the skills gap within many industry sectors across Northern Ireland. During this special event, many of our HLA graduates were recognised for their achievements. The College has strong working relationships with many of the employers being in attendance.
SRC welcomed Mrs. Caroline O’Neill, Director of Digg for Success, Co-Founder of the NI Social Media Awards, and Founder of the Digg Podcast and Digg Mama. Caroline spoke about her own personal career path and provided a great deal of insight into how to make yourself and success, advising students to “Work hard, enjoy the good times, learn from your mistakes and never be afraid to say, I don’t know.”
Caroline awarded individual students special prizes for their outstanding academic achievement across all four facilities both full time and part time.
Mr. Brian Doran, Chief Executive of Southern Regional College, welcomed the graduates, their families, and friends and paid tribute to the work of the College staff in providing an excellent learning experience for graduates.
“We are delighted to officially mark and celebrate the achievements of our students who have worked extremely hard for their qualifications. Their hard work and dedication to learning is to be highly commended and we’re exceptionally proud of this year’s ‘class of 2022”.
“It certainly hasn’t been the most ‘normal’ or easiest of educational journeys for our students. To get to this stage they had to adapt to online learning and reduced interaction with staff caused by the pandemic; so congratulations on your exceptional achievements”.
“The number of graduates and range of courses this year clearly demonstrates the pivotal role which Southern Regional College plays in diversifying the higher education system”.
“I would also personally like to pay particular tribute to the work of our staff for providing an exemplary learning experience, guidance, and support during uncertain times which have contributed to this year’s graduate success”.
“May this journey lead to even greater achievements in life. Many congratulations on becoming a graduate of Southern Regional College”.
Case Study - Aisling O’Hara, SRC Human Resources Business Partner graduated in CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management
Aisling O’Hara, a Human Resources Business Partner at SRC graduated in the CIPD Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Strategic People Management course. Aisling studied this course to help aid her career progression. She previously completed Levels 3 and 5 with the College and felt it was a natural progression to complete Level 7.
Aisling remarked on how the small class sizes size ensured everyone was engaged and lead to a very personalised learning approach. Aisling commented on how the course was challenging but ultimately very rewarding and a great way to develop the skills needed for her current role.
For more information on the range of courses available, contact Southern Regional College on 0300 123 1223 or visit www.src.ac.uk.
