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£20m skills scheme has created 300 jobs and training opportunities – Hargey

A £20 million Employment and Skills Initiative has created more than 300 jobs and training opportunities, Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey said. On Tuesday she met a number of organisations which have benefitted from the scheme. She said the ...

09 Aug 2022 at 16:30

Derry News

Lyons announces 20 places at eighth Assured Skills Academy in the North West

Economy Minister, Gordon Lyons, has announced 20 places in the eighth Assured Skills Academy with Alchemy Technology Services in the North West. The high quality training service from the Academy will be a five-week pre-employment training ...

28 Feb 2022 at 19:30

County Derry Post

Bronze for County Derry apprentice tiler Morgan at Worldskills National Finals

North West Regional College (NWRC) Tiling Apprentice Morgan Nutt has won a Bronze medal at the UK Skill Build National Finals The 18-year-old from Claudy was placed third in an extremely close final hosted in the city of Bircham Newton, ...

18 Dec 2021 at 20:49

Local News

Double Gold for Derry's North West Regional College at major UK Awards

North West Regional College (NWRC) has won two major gold awards at UK competitions over the weekend. Health Studies lecturers from NWRC won the Gold Award for ‘Further Education Team of Year’ at the 2022 Pearson Teaching Awards, while ...

28 Nov 2022 at 13:58

Local News

First ever 'North West Advanced Manufacturing Skills Academy' launched in Derry

North West Regional College’s (NWRC) Business Support Centre (BSC) is recruiting applicants for a fully-funded Advanced Manufacturing Skills Academy with placement opportunities within the advanced manufacturing sector. This ...

10 May 2023 at 09:13

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Derry college offering programme to restart your career journey

North West Regional College (NWRC) is seeking applicants for an innovative employability programme to enable professionals to return to work after an extended career break. This 15-week Women Returners Programme will begin ...

07 Feb 2023 at 20:25

Local News

Graduates offered the chance to take part in a 'skills academy' in Derry

Graduates are being offered a place on a 'skills academy' in Derry. Economy Minister Diane Dodds has launched the FinTrU North West Assured Skills Academy which offers 20 training places for people with degrees. The ...

22 Jul 2020 at 13:01

Northern Ireland

Manufacturing jobs in England fall while devolved nations see growth

The devolved nations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have seen big growth in the number of manufacturing jobs in the last year, in contrast to most English regions, according to new research. A survey by ...

15 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Local News

Coleraine students gain the skills to succeed in conjunction with Young Enterprise NI

ALL Year 12 students from Loreto College Coleraine took part in a Success Skills and Study Skills workshop recently. Organised by the College’s Careers Department in conjunction with Young Enterprise Northern ...

27 Oct 2019 at 10:43

Derry News

‘Damning’ statistics highlight Belfast-centric approach of Invest NI

A Foyle MLA has described as “damning” statistics which show that Invest NI brought inward investors to Derry City six times while hosting them in Belfast on almost 300 occasions. SDLP MLA Sinead McLaughlin ...

02 Mar 2020 at 17:26

Local News

PwC Assured Skills Academy offering 20 high quality training places

The Department for the Economy and PwC have launched a new Assured Skills Academy offering 20 high quality training places for people with a degree and an ambition to future proof their skill set. ...

09 Jan 2020 at 09:08

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