NWRC
PRESENTATION TO
REGIONAL SERVICES
COMMITTEE OF
DERRY CITY
COUNCIL
1 APRIL 2014
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NORTH WEST
REGIONAL COLLEGE
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COLLEGE
VISION
The North West Regional
College will be the best FE
College in Britain and Ireland,
supporting our community to
acquire the skills and
aptitudes necessary to
flourish in the 21st century.
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KEY FACTS
Enrolments 2012/13
•Full-time
•Part-time
23,000+ Students
4,500+
18,500+
Staffing
•Teaching
•Non teaching
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532
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KEY FACTS
The College provision covers the full range from
entry level to higher education.
FURTHER EDUCATION
Level 1 and below
Level 2
Level 3
TOTAL FURTHER EDUCATION
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
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7.1%
21.1%
47.3%
75.5%
6.0%
KEY FACTS
HIGHER EDUCATION
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18.5%
The College has 1,500+ students on higher
education courses. Each year Level 3
courses in the College lead to over 1,000
UCAS applications, of which over 600 are
successful.
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KEY FACTS
STUDENT SUCCESS RATES
The student success rate is the percentage
of students who achieve their qualification
outcome.
2009/10 56%
2010/11 67%
2011/12 74%
2012/13 79%
There has been an improvement of 23% in
student success rates in four years.
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KEY FACTS
QUALITY
Currently 97% of the teaching and
learning has been deemed good, very
good or outstanding by the ETI with 3%
satisfactory.
No provision is inadequate or unsatisfactory.
The QAA expressed “confidence” in the
quality of the higher education delivery and
noted it was in the top 10% of HE provision
in the UK.
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ANNUAL
BUSINESS
TURNOVER
£35,000,000
DEL BLOCK/GRANT - £23,000,000
EARNED
- £12,000,000
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KEY FACTS
UNFUNDED PROVISION
Through efficiencies the College has been
able to deliver provision over and above the
DEL funding.
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
TOTAL
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£1,309,000
£2,710,000
£3,179,000
£ 700,000
£1,330,000 (Projected)
£9,228,000
KEY FACTS
ESTATE - 58,000 square metres
Main Centres:
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Strand Road  Glendermott
Springtown  Limavady Main Site
Northside
 Greystone
Strabane
Over 100 community and outreach
Since 2000 we have invested over
£53,000,000 in our estates development.
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THE
SERVICES
 Around 1,000 Further & Higher
Education Programmes
 Vocational Training
 Bespoke Training Solutions
 Professional Development
 Government Training Initiatives
 European Programmes
 Consultancy Services
 Conference Facilities & Event
Management
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VOCATIONAL
AREAS
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Administration and Office Skills
Applied Science
Art and Design
Business and Management
Construction, Built Environment & Civil Engineering
Distribution
Early Years Education
Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Hairdressing and Beauty
Health and Social Care
Hospitality
Information and Communication Technology
Leisure, Tourism and Recreational
Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing
Media and Communications
Motor Vehicle and Transport
Multi-Media
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FOUNDATION
DEGREES
 Applied & Medical Science
 Counselling
 Hospitality & Tourism Management
 Software Development
 Travel & Tourism
Others are planned for
September 2014 and 2015.
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SERVICES TO
BUSINESS PORTFOLIO
Our Portfolio of Training Courses and
Consultancy Services includes:
 Business and Management
 Graphic Design
 Health & Safety
 Interior Architecture
 Human Resource Management
 Catering and Hospitality
 Marketing
 Technology and Engineering
 Information Technology Systems
 Advance Telecommunications
 Comprehensive range of short
courses
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 Office Technology and
Administration
 E-Business Issues
FORWARD
PLANNING
 Refurbish estate at Springtown.
 Further develop Strand Road site.
 Expand STEM provision.
 Expand higher education provision as
outlined in the One Plan.
 Continue to improve student success rate.
 Continue to improve the
quality of teaching and learning.
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CONFERENCE
FACILITIES
100 seat Lecture Theatre (2)
Conference rooms that can
seat up to 60
State-of-the-art audio-visual
facilities
Car Parking
Hotel accommodation
nearby
TV and Radio studios
with broadcast
quality equipment
Licensed restaurant
Small meeting rooms
Video conference
facilities
IT rooms with 20 PCs in each
all with Internet access
Technical support
Exhibition area
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Conference reception
facilities
SUMMARY
NWRC OFFERS:
a range of programmes at all levels;
innovative modes of delivery;
state-of-the-art facilities;
valuable Partnerships;
bespoke solutions for
training needs.
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NORTH WEST
REGIONAL COLLEGE
Strand Road, Londonderry
(028) 7127 6000
Main Street, Limavady
(028) 7127 8700
Derry Road, Strabane
(028) 7138 2317
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