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The Southern Regional College have launched a new seven week pre-employment Welding Academy, supported by the Department for the Economy under the Assured Skills Programme. The successful participants will spend 5 weeks in college acquiring the skills and knowledge to pursue a career in the engineering sector as welders, while achieving a City & Guilds Level 2 qualification in Welding. The participants will then spend the final two weeks of the programme on work placement at one of two local manufacturing companies – Annard Ltd or Walter Watson.
The Welding Academy was set up in response to the skills shortage of local skilled welders in the area. On successful completion of the Academy, participants will be interviewed for a position with one of the companies.
Welcoming the trainees to SRC, Lindsay Bronte, Head of School for Construction and Engineering said: “SRC is committed to working with companies across the region to help them attract and develop new talent in preparation for future employment and to address the current skills shortages employers are facing.”
If you are interested in speaking to a member of the Business Support team to see how we can help your business, please contact Denise Cornett on 028 3839 7778 or email cornettd@src.ac.uk
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Art students at Southern Regional College’s Newry Campus will be launching their annual Art Exhibition during the College’s Open Day next Thursday 7 March.
This student-led and organised event will feature a wide variety of pieces created by the College’s Level 3 Art and Design students, ranging from traditional art to new age art and will include fine art, textiles, 3D art and graphic design, photography and animation.
The art exhibition is free and is open to the public to attend during the College’s Open Day event on Thursday 7 March from 3pm-8pm. The exhibition will be formally opened on the evening by a guest speaker at 6:00pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Fidelma Logan, Art and Design lecturer at Southern Regional College said “The students have worked incredibly hard in the preparation and organisation of this exhibition. It has been a fabulous opportunity for them from creating the pieces, designing the promotional materials, organising the exhibition space and actively promoting the event within the local community. We are very proud of their efforts and the professional approach they have demonstrated and we are confident that their efforts will be very well received by the public on the evening.”
This exhibition will also be an excellent opportunity for students considering a career within the art and design field and there will be experienced and enthusiastic lecturing staff and students at the exhibition who will be happy to answer any queries from potential students, their parents and/or art enthusiasts.
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One hundred local schoolchildren have been provided with Fit-Bit styled digital pedometer as part of an innovative health development project, encouraging youngsters to be more aware of their levels of physical activity,
The devices have been funded by the Shared Areas initiative which is based at St Joseph’s Boys’ HS.
The children will be able to track and record their daily step count, physical activity, sleep duration and other important health information and have a greater awareness of the benefits of healthy activity in their lives in a fun and motivational way.
Project coordinator, Mr Brendan Fearon, explained that the project is aimed at developing greater independent awareness of healthy activity in a fun and enjoyably competitive way, as well as incorporating cross curricular numeracy activities in a personalized approach to data analysis and target setting. Mr Fearon further added that the investment in the stylish devices would give added longevity to the health benefits of the project for many years to come for all involved.
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Autoline’s ‘Respect the Road’ Initiative Driving Safety at Our Lady’s Grammar School
As part of the Autoline Insurance ‘Respect the Road’ initiative Year 14 students from Our Lady’s Grammar School were introduced to the powerful programme which highlighted the devasting consequences of dangerous or careless driving.
To fully relay the reality of damage that road accidents can bring, in both a realistic yet empathetic way, the workshop at Our Lady’s Grammar School was also facilitated by Tracey Doherty, sharing her insight into visiting family homes to communicate the tragic news of fatalities to parents.
The Autoline ‘Respect the Road’ programme has visited a significant number of schools and universities in NI over the past five years, with many more educational visits planned over the coming months.
For further information about how your school can participate in the ‘Respect The Road’ programme please contact Evanna Kieran at Autoline Insurance Group on 028 3025 9011 or visit www.autoline.co.uk
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Southern Regional College recently hosted The Big Apprenticeship Event at Newry Campus with a record number of over 250 local secondary school students in attendance. Many of them are currently completing A levels or GCSEs and were encouraged to hear from 28 local employers about the huge range of exciting apprenticeship opportunities that they have on offer.
University is not the only option for young people wishing to further themselves. The new system of Apprenticeships both at a higher and general level, enables young people to earn as they learn whilst achieving degree level qualifications on their doorstep in a more cost effective manner.
Brian Doran, Chief Executive of Southern Regional College commented: “Apprenticeships are an exciting, new and emerging system which develops knowledge and skills that are transferrable with clear progression opportunities from Level 2. Higher level education colleges have been instrumental in leading the way with over 1200 apprenticeships enrolled annually through the Southern Regional College.”
Peter Murray, Chair of the Newry & Mourne Labour and Education Forum, in his closing comments urged students in the audience to: “Go out and get your life skills, if you are better informed you will make better choices. Career choices shouldn’t be made in isolation as they require guidance from teachers and parents. Business is looking to the future and we need people, people are businesses’ most important asset. Newry Chamber of Commerce & Trade represents over 200 businesses with approximately 10,000 employees. There are, have been and will be career choices in Newry.”
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Bishop Philip Boyce, Administrator, Dromore Diocese visited St Joseph’s Boys’ High School, Newry this week to help celebrate the Year 12 ‘mass of thanksgiving and celebration.’ The theme of the celebration was of gratitude and Bishop Boyce, reflecting on the Gospel reading, reaffirmed the importance of giving praise to all those who contributed to such a successful five years at St Joseph’s that have resulted in significant sporting, musical, social, pastoral and personal achievements for the pupils – parents, teachers, support staff, friends and God.
Head of Religion, Mr Brendan Fearon, also gave thanks and gratitude to those who helped contribute towards the important celebration, in particularly Head of Music, Mrs Sharon Byrne; her choir and musical performers who accompanied the religious celebration with such wonderful musical contributions, Eucharistic Minister Martin Mc Greevy, form teachers and the year 12 pupils who helped with the readings and offertory procession.
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The leader of the Alliance Party, Naomi Long called at Our Lady's Grammar School last week to visit the Politics Department.
The MLA spoke to a mixture of Politics students and students interested in politics.
Ms. Long was accompanied by fellow party members Helena Young and Jackie Coade.
The students listened intently to Ms Long speak about Brexit, the consultation on the future of the Craigavon Breast Cancer Unit and other pertinent matters, as well as answer their questions.
The teachers and students of the Politics Department would like to thank Ms Long, Ms Young and Ms Coade for coming in to speak to them today.
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Southern Regional College held a cross-campus competitive event and awards ceremony today 15 May, to recognise the excellence and diversity of project based learning across a wide range of the College’s curriculum areas.
The event was an excellent platform to showcase the depth and range of creativity and innovation amongst the SRC student body across many industry sectors. The event was also designed to provide students with the opportunity to further develop their skills in planning, problem solving, communication and presentation which were the key outcomes of the experience.
The competing students worked on real, live project briefs, connected to local businesses, as a means to develop their transferable skills as identified by local industry – this is called Project Based Learning. Students were tasked with pitching their ideas to independent judges: John Hughes, Brilliant Red; Tom Kinney, Invest NI and Tracey Rice, SRC Business Support
There were three category awards presented for the following categories:
Maggie Grant, Assistant Director for Curriculum – Further Education and Training said; “This event is an excellent platform for showcasing the range of innovative and entrepreneurial talent which we have at Southern Regional College. Students from a wide range of curricular areas throughout the College have been working on real business briefs and by utilizing their skills and knowledge, have been developing and creating real solutions for these businesses. I want to thank all of the students, staff and local businesses involved as it has been a great success.”
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Over 150 Students from local high schools celebrated their success recently at an awards ceremony for students participating on the School Partnerships’ Programme (SPP) at Southern Regional College, Newry Campus.
Southern Regional College welcomed Year 12 students from Kilkeel High School, Newry High School, Newtownhamilton High School, Rathore School Newry, Sacred Heart Grammar School, St Joseph’s High School Crossmaglen, St Joseph’s Boys High School Newry, St Mark’s High School Warrenpoint and St Paul’s High School Bessbrook to celebrate their achievements at this special awards ceremony.
The School Partnership Programme enables Year 11 and 12 students in the school sector to sample areas including, digital imaging, joinery, beauty, hospitality, hairdressing and motor mechanics, in order to make a more informed career decision. The students on the SPP programme attend SRC one day per week for two years and achieve recognised qualifications on completion of their studies.
Student speaker at the event was Aimee Pearson from Kilkeel High School who kindly outlined her experience of the SPP programme at SRC.
SPP top student of the year went to Gareth Knight from Newtownhamilton High School and the Endeavour award went to Krystian Rosiak from Newry High School.
Brian Doran, Chief Executive, Southern Regional College, commenting on the close partnership working between local schools and SRC said: “The partnership between Southern Regional College and the schools in the Newry and Mourne Area Learning Community provides opportunities to pupils to benefit from a wider curriculum by undertaking a range of courses not available to them in school. The various courses lead to nationally-recognised qualifications that will not only help pupils make better career choices but will also help them get employment in the continuing challenging economic environment.”
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