North West Regional College (NWRC) is hosting a week-long event of virtual information sessions on Higher Education to give students a guide to the university courses available on their doorstep.
Beginning on Monday June 1 and running for seven days, NWRC will host a Virtual Higher Education week on their Careers Facebook page.
The event will provide information, advice and guidance on all Higher Education provision at NWRC, advice on progression to further study and employment, and an important session about funding and support available for all HE students.
Finneen Bradley, NWRC’s Careers Academy Manager believes the current Covid-19 pandemic lockdown is motivating students in the North West to consider closer to home options for university courses in September.
She said: “I understand that this is a worrying time for many students about to receive their A-Level, BTEC level 3 or Leaving Cert results. Our advisors at NWRC’s Careers Academy have received a large number of queries from students concerned about what will happen within the Higher Education system after the summer.
“The Stay at Home message is really resonating with local students. Young people who were thinking about moving away from home are concerned about what will happen at the beginning of the new education term after September. At NWRC we have always promoted the North West as a first choice destination for local learners. This is a fantastic place to learn. It’s encouraging when we see our young people make the choice to study locally because keeping this talent in our local region helps grow and strengthen our local economy.
“The recent announcement that the Medical School at Magee will take its first students in 2021, is a huge boost for the economy in the North West and an endorsement of the standard of education available locally at our Schools, Colleges and Universities. We want to build on this news, by encouraging and supporting our young people as much as possible.”
She added: “NWRC offers a number of Higher Education Courses in the form of Foundation Degrees, Higher National Certificates, Higher National Diplomas and Higher Level Apprenticeships, which have a proven record of taking the student directly from the classroom into employment.
“We have also developed strong partnerships with Ulster University, QUB and Letterkenny IT, many of the Higher Level options we offer involve a top-up year or final year of study at Honours level with these partners.”
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