1. www.nwrc.ac.uk N W R C PRESENTATION TO REGIONAL SERVICES COMMITTEE OF DERRY CITY COUNCIL 1 APRIL 2014

2. www.nwrc.ac.uk NORTH WEST REGIONAL COLLEGE

3. www.nwrc.ac.uk C O L L E G E V I S I O N 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 21 st century.

4. www.nwrc.ac.uk K E Y F A C T S Enrolments 2012/13 23,000+ Students Full-time 4,500+Full-time 4,500+ Part-time 18,500+Part-time 18,500+ Staffing Teaching532Teaching532 Non teaching262Non teaching262

5. www.nwrc.ac.uk K E Y F A C T S The College provision covers the full range from entry level to higher education. FURTHER EDUCATION Level 1 and below- 7.1% Level 2-21.1% Level 3-47.3% TOTAL FURTHER EDUCATION-75.5% ESSENTIAL SKILLS- 6.0%

6. www.nwrc.ac.uk K E Y F A C T S HIGHER EDUCATION-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.

7. www.nwrc.ac.uk K E Y F A C T S 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.

8. www.nwrc.ac.uk K E Y F A C T S 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.

9. www.nwrc.ac.uk A N N U A L B U S I N E S S T U R N O V E R £35,000,000 DEL BLOCK/GRANT - £23,000,000 EARNED - £12,000,000

10. www.nwrc.ac.uk K E Y F A C T S UNFUNDED PROVISION Through efficiencies the College has been able to deliver provision over and above the DEL funding. 2009/10-£1,309,000 2010/11-£2,710,000 2011/12-£3,179,000 2012/13-£ 700,000 2013/14-£1,330,000 (Projected) TOTAL- £9,228,000

11. www.nwrc.ac.uk ESTATE - 58,000 square metres Main Centres:  Strand Road  Springtown  Northside  Strabane  Over 100 community and outreach Since 2000 we have invested over £53,000,000 in our estates development. K E Y F A C T S  Glendermott  Limavady Main Site  Greystone

12. www.nwrc.ac.uk T H E S E R V I C E S  Around 1,000 Further & Higher Education Programmes Education Programmes  Vocational Training  Bespoke Training Solutions  Professional Development  Government Training Initiatives  European Programmes  Consultancy Services  Conference Facilities & Event Management Management

13. www.nwrc.ac.uk V O C A T I O N A L A R E A S Administration and Office SkillsAdministration and Office Skills Applied ScienceApplied Science Art and DesignArt and Design Business and ManagementBusiness and Management Construction, Built Environment & Civil EngineeringConstruction, Built Environment & Civil Engineering DistributionDistribution Early Years EducationEarly Years Education Electrical/Electronic EngineeringElectrical/Electronic Engineering Hairdressing and BeautyHairdressing and Beauty Health and Social CareHealth and Social Care HospitalityHospitality Information and Communication TechnologyInformation and Communication Technology Leisure, Tourism and RecreationalLeisure, Tourism and Recreational Mechanical Engineering and ManufacturingMechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Media and CommunicationsMedia and Communications Motor Vehicle and TransportMotor Vehicle and Transport Multi-MediaMulti-Media

14. www.nwrc.ac.uk F O U N D A T I O N D E G R E E S  Applied & Medical Science  Counselling  Hospitality & Tourism Management  Software Development  Travel & Tourism Others are planned for Others are planned for September 2014 and 2015.

15. www.nwrc.ac.uk SERVICES TO BUSINESS PORTFOLIO Our Portfolio of Training Courses and Consultancy Services includes: Business and Management Business and Management Health & Safety Health & Safety Human Resource Management Human Resource Management Marketing Marketing Information Technology Systems Information Technology Systems Advance Telecommunications Advance Telecommunications Comprehensive range of short courses Comprehensive range of short courses Graphic Design Graphic Design Interior Architecture Interior Architecture Catering and Hospitality Catering and Hospitality Technology and Engineering Technology and Engineering Office Technology and Administration Office Technology and Administration E-Business Issues E-Business Issues

16. www.nwrc.ac.uk F O R W A R D P L A N N I N G  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.

17. www.nwrc.ac.uk C O N F E R E N C E F A C I L I T I E S 100 seat Lecture Theatre (2) Conference rooms that can seat up to 60 seat up to 60 State-of-the-art audio-visual facilities Licensed restaurant Small meeting rooms IT rooms with 20 PCs in each all with Internet access all with Internet access Exhibition area Car Parking Hotel accommodation nearby TV and Radio studios with broadcast quality equipment TV and Radio studios with broadcast quality equipment Video conference facilities Technical support Conference reception facilities

18. www.nwrc.ac.uk S U M M A R Y 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. training needs.

19. www.nwrc.ac.uk NORTH WEST REGIONAL COLLEGE Strand Road, Londonderry Main Street, Limavady (028) 7127 6000 (028) 7127 8700 (028) 7127 6000 (028) 7127 8700 Derry Road, Strabane (028) 7138 2317 (028) 7138 2317 www.nwrc.ac.uk