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List of further education colleges in Northern Ireland

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This is a list of current further education colleges in Northern Ireland, most of which provide both further education and higher education qualifications.[1]

Further education colleges offer courses for people over the age of 14, involving school-level qualifications such as Higher Grade exams, as well as work-based learning and apprenticeships.[2] Some of these colleges also offer undergraduate qualifications and post-graduate qualifications.[1][3]

Belfast Metropolitan College's Municipal Technical Institute Building

Northern Irish colleges are funded the Department for the Economy (DfE).[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Universities and colleges in Northern Ireland | nidirect". www.nidirect.gov.uk. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2024. Each college offers a number of Higher Education programmes ranging from GCSEs and A levels to BTECs, HNCs, Foundation degrees, Apprenticeships, Degrees and other specific training programmes.
  2. ^ "Universities and colleges in Northern Ireland | nidirect". www.nidirect.gov.uk. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2024. The FE colleges are the main providers of vocational and technical education and training in NI and play a central role in raising levels of literacy and numeracy and in up-skilling and re-skilling through a broad range of courses.
  3. ^ "Postgraduate study | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs". DAERA. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2024. MSc study opportunities are available both part-time and full-time, through the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise at Loughry Campus.
  4. ^ Bain, Mark (4 March 2023). "Further and higher education in Northern Ireland braces for funding cuts of 20%". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 February 2024. The EA and schools are funded by the Department of Education, but the Department for the Economy funds higher and further education.
  5. ^ "Belfast Met". www.belfastmet.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  6. ^ "College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise". CAFRE. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Northern Regional College". www.nrc.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  8. ^ "From Here To Career | North West Regional College". North West Regional College. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  9. ^ "South Eastern Regional College". SERC. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Southern Regional College". Southern Regional College. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  11. ^ "SWC". South West College. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

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