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Issue 87 ANIC Equality Newsletter The latest edition of the ANIC Equality News is now available online. Graduation Celebrations for UBI Jobskills Trainees The Portadown Campus of UBI celebrated recently an evening of triumphant success for its Jobskills Trainees from both the Banbridge and Portadown campuses. The evening was an excellent celebration of achievement for all students who had successfully completed Jobskills programmes during the 2005/06 academic year. Guest speaker, Mr David Cooper, Director of Training Standards presented many Level 1, 2 and 3 students with certificates, awards and trophies. A number of personal achievement awards and overall achievement awards were also presented and were supplied by local people and representatives from industry such as Porters Body Shop, NACCO Materials Handling, J W Kane Precision Engineering Ltd and Anderson Mechanical Services. Students graduated in a wide range of trades areas including; Bricklaying, Catering & Hospitality, Distributive Operations, Construction Plant Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Installation, Fabrication & Welding, Heavy Vehicle Repair, Vehicle Fitting, Light Vehicle Body Repair, Land Based Service Engineering, Meat Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Plastering and Wood Occupations.
UBI has been given approval to offer a new course in the Faculty of General and Social Studies. The New Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies will run from September 07.
Up per Bann Institute's Lurgan Campus held their annual formal recently in Galgorm Manor near Ballymena. Armagh College held a Higher Education Fair on Wednesday 17 th April 2007 in the Student Village, for all students. In attendance were representatives from Southern Regional College; Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education; the Open University; Grafton Recruitment; Diamond Recruitment; and N.Ireland Careers Service. Peter Murray, Careers and Guidance Manager at Armagh College said: “The Higher Education Fair is a great opportunity for the students to see what is available. Every student who visited the fair has been offered advice on a range of Higher Education courses available to them, both at Southern Regional College, and many other colleges and universities, including information on entry requirements; how to apply for particular courses; and the potential career prospects of different HE courses. The event has been very busy and has been a great success, and is an important date in the college calendar.” Last year, just under 300 students from Armagh College progressed to Higher Education in colleges and universities throughout Ireland and Great Britain.
Castlereagh College Spanish students were on a gourmet trip for a taste of Spain recently. It was the fourth year in a row that the class was offered the trip to Barcelona and it has always been a big success with the students involved and this year was no different. Whilst in Barcelona, the students visited the hot tourist spots such as the Nou Camp, Spain's largest football stadium. Evening entertainment included an opera by Wagner following a morning tour around the opera house, El Liceu and a Spanish guitar recital. Students were also given the opportunity to take a day trip to Torres Winery and have lunch at Monserrat high up in the mountains. The trip to Barcelona offered the Spanish students a chance to practice what they had learned in the classroom. It was also a great opportunity to explore Spanish culture and traditions. Enrolment for Part Time courses at East Antrim Institute commences 14th May. Adult Information & Enrolment Evenings Tuesday 22 May 6-8:30pm - Newtownabbey Campus Awarding winning Chef Neven Maguire took time out of his busy schedule recently to give a Cookery Demonstration in Fermanagh College at the invitation of the Tourism is Us Project, which is part financed by the EU through the INTERREG IIIA Programme managed by the ICBAN Partnership. This cross-border initiative organised by Project Co-ordinator Ann Maria Curran took place on Tuesday 17 th April. It was aimed at creating interest in training and employment opportunities available locally within the Tourism and Hospitality Industry. This ‘taster' session leads nicely on to the Employment Preparation Programme the college has developed to offer an opportunity to gain sector specific qualifications. This in turn will help equip people with skills and qualifications to enhance their employment prospects and take them a step further to job-readiness. Anyone interested in finding out further information about this programme contact Ann Maria Curran, Project Co-ordinator on 028 66 342262.
Shuttering the Doors against Farming Declines at Newry Farmer Tom Travers received over £11,000 for his new diversification business - Tom Travers Contracts: Concrete Shuttering. Mr Travers, a farmer of dairy cows and beef cattle, operates his new business from his Cabra farm and is already off to a good start with Tom having completed nine jobs to date. Mr Travers attended the ‘Obtaining Alternative Employment; Reskilling & Diversification Programme for Farming Families' which was run in Newry Institute. The programme was funded through the EU Programme for Peace & Reconciliation, awarded to Newry Institute by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Ten students from the National Diploma in Music Practice at the North West Institute are currently half way through a Leonardo da Vinci Mobility project with their trip to Kajaani , Finland . They are guests of Kajaani Institute, participating in its corresponding music education programme and giving a series of performances locally and on tour. The students formed two bands, Great Northern Metal and Modern Soundtracks, who play original songs. Reports from the students say they are having the experience of a lifetime and making great friendships. Back to top
Students who are currently studying on the North West Institute's Software Professional Academy course are putting on a Technology Awareness Event, to promote computing courses in the college and to raise awareness of the range of careers within the IT industry. The event will be held on 2 May and the main focus of the day is to provide information about a range of IT careers, courses and organisations to careers teachers, ICT teachers and students from the 16 plus age group. Speakers at the event come from Pramerica, West Care, ANIC and ASG and a number of companies will be exhibiting on the day, including Seagate, Singularity, Northbrook and a few other smaller companies from the North West . For further information on the event, contact Joanne Sweeney on 028 71276445 or email planit@nwi.ac.uk
Silver Surfers' Day 2007 ANIC Forthcoming Events 2007 ANIC Conference 2007 will take place from 18-19 June at the Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co Down. Details to follow. ANIC LIFE Awards will take place on Monday 21 May at 6pm in the Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn. FSB and ANIC Future Students of Business Awards will take place on Friday 8 June in Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast.
BBC Northern Ireland is currently advertising to recruit
Broadcast Technology Assistants.
This role is part of a wider BBC Broadcast Technology Assistant trainee scheme and the BBC is particularly keen to hear from students from FE colleges throughout Northern Ireland who might have the right skills for this exciting opportunity. The closing date for applications is 22 April 2007. NESTA FameLab
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