NORTH WEST INSTITUTE OF FURTHER

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PETER GALLAGHER North West Institute
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NORTH WEST INSTITUTE OF FURTHER HIGHER
EDUCATION
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- 450 Full time staff - 250 Part time staff -
45,000 m2 of accommodation in 11
campuses
THE INSTITUTE COMPRISES
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• NWIFHE works in partnership with a wide range of
  community service providers

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Londonderry Chamber of Commerce
NORIBIC
North West Institute
North West Star Business Communications Centre
The Garment Textile Technology Association
University of Ulster
Derry Investment Initiative
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Community Venues (Sample)

• Community Development Learning Initiative
• Community House Womens Group
• Creggan Country Park
• Creggan Neighbourhood Partnership
• Creggan Preschool Training Association
• Dennett Interchange, Donemana
• Derg Valley Care Services, Castlederg
• Derry Well Woman

• Ageing Well Strabane District
• Bluebell Arts Project
• Bogside Brandywell Womens Group
• Carnhill Resource Centre
• Castlederg High School, Castlederg
• Caw 2000 Community House
• Chinese Community Project

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Community Venues- continued

• Donagheady Community Centre, Bready
• Douglas Bridge Cross Community Association,
  Strabane
  
• First Steps Childrens Centre, Killen,
  Castlederg
  
• Galliagh Residents
• Galliagh Womens Group
• Leafair Community Association
• Long Tower Youth Community Centre

• Magheramason Area Womens Group
• Melmount Community Forum
• Millbrook Community Association, Castlederg
• Mourne Derg Partnership, Castlederg
• Newbuildings Community Environmental
  Association
  
• Newtownstewart Community Development Association

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Community Venues- continued

• Rosemount Area Womens Group
• Sawel Womens Group (Sperrin Heritage Centre),
  Cranagh, Omagh
  
• Sion Mills Community Association, Sion Mills
• Spamount District Cross Community Hall,
  Castlederg
  
• Springhill Community Association
• Springhill Park Community Development
  Association, Strabane
  

• St Brigids Womens Group
• St Josephs High School, Plumbridge
• Strabane District Caring Services, Strabane
• Strabane Lifford Womens Centre, Strabane
• Strathfoyle Womens Activity Group
• Waterside Womens Centre
• Womens Centre, Londonderry

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NWIFHE

• SCHOOL LINKS

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EXISTING LINKS

• The NWIFHE has three different types of links
  with schools traditional links, Sixth form
  enrichment and disapplication
  
• The Institute currently provides over 100
  traditional link courses to 17 local schools
  and over 1750 students
  
• All of these programmes lead to certification
• The range includes ALL (Accreditation for life
  and living) and NSP (National Skills Profile)
  programmes for Foyleview and Belmont House, NVQs,
  VCEs, AVCEs, OLevels, ALevels and a variety of
  other awards

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There is a wide range of subjects taught across
all departments as follows

• Business Studies
• Childcare and Early years
• Parenting
• Home Economics
• Retail
• IT
• Mechanical Engineering
• Food Studies
• Food Preparation
• Built Environment
• Outdoor pursuits
• Plumbing and Electrical

• Health and Social Care
• Science
• Sociology
• Word/Text processing
• Design and Technology
• Pottery
• Drugs awareness
• Performing Arts
• Traditional music
• CLAIT
• Construction Multi-craft
• Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy

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Sixth Form Enrichment Programme

• The programme was designed to enrich the Sixth
  form curriculum by providing opportunities for
  young people to experience a variety of
  occupational areas
• There are three runs, each comprising of ten
  weeks and there is opportunity for certification
  in some areas ie
  
• Motor Vehicle
• Food Preparation
• Personal Development
• Medical Practitioners in Action
• Outdoor Pursuits

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Disapplication

• Education at Key Stage 4 is changing and in the
  last four years schools have sought to improve
  and widen the curriculum on offer to their pupils
  to reduce the numbers of disaffected youth
• The result has been involvement with local
  schools to set up and deliver programmes leading
  to NVQs and City Guilds certificates over 8
  vocational areas as follows
• Painting and Decorating
• Brickwork
• Joinery
• Catering
• Plumbing and Electrical
• Hairdressing
• Beauty
• Motor Vehicle

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Schools involved locally

• St Peters
• St Josephs
• St Marys
• St Cecilias
• St Brigids
• St Patricks St Brigids
• St Columbs
• Thornhill

• Lumen Christi
• Immaculate Conception College
• Oakgrove
• Limegrove
• Belmont House
• Foyleview
• Clondermot
• Faughan Valley

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Strabane

• Our Lady of Mercy
• Convent Grammar
• Strabane Grammar
• St Colmans
• Castlederg High School

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The Northern Ireland Business Innovation Centre
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BIC CENTRES
NWIFHE hosts one of many BIC centres
throughout Europe
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NORIBIC 2003 - 2006
Virtual Cross-Border BIC with WestBIC
Innovation Promotion Research in cross-border
area
Cross-Border Cluster Programme with WestBIC
NORIBIC focus on ICT and Digital Multi Media
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Thank you for your attention
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PETER GALLAGHER North West Institute