Career Guidance

Careers guidance is available to those who are considering their career options and also to those who enrol on College courses. The College Careers Service staff will provide guidance to help you decide on which courses are most suitable to your interests and career aspirations.

The College provides a comprehensive range of information including magazines, leaflets, videos, prospectuses and computer software to help students make their choices. On course careers programmes include special seminars with guest speakers from universities, educational visits and careers fairs.

Advice and guidance is available to students applying to university or College based Higher Education programmes. This will be through one – to one interviews and group application information sessions. If you are applying to university you are advised to familiarise yourself with  the application information made available by the different admissions organisations; these include University and Colleges Application Service (UCAS) and Central Application Office (CAO)

How to contact a member of the College Careers Service –
Visit the College Careers Service – Off the Entrance Foyer, Floor 1 Tower Building Strand Road or Student Services Office, Limavady Campus
Email -  careers@nwrc.ac.uk and request an appointment
Telephone – 028 7127 8784

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College Student Counselling Service

The College Student Counselling Service adheres to the professional practice guidelines of the  British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. The Service provided an opportunity for students to address those issues which are impacting their well being and to develop insight into how they might be best managed.

How to contact a member of the College Counselling Service
The College Student Counselling Service has a rota of staff on all three College campuses
An appointment with a member of the College Student Counselling Service can be made as follows –
Derry / Londonderry and Strabane Campuses –
Visiting the Colleges Student Services (Floor 1 Tower Building ) and requesting an appointment
Telephoning 02871276500
e-mailing – counselling@nwrc.ac.uk
Limavady Campus –
Visiting the Colleges Student Services Office ( Ground Floor Main Building) and requesting an appointment
Telephoning 02871278770
e-mailing -  counselling@nwrc.ac.uk 

UCAS & CAO


If you are considering progressing to university you must follow the application processes specified by UCAS and CAO.

The College will stipulate times by which applicants need to complete applications so that tutors will be able to provide personal references for applicants. You will be informed of these times throughout the academic year.

College Careers Service can help with:

  • UCAS and CAO application
  • Interview preparation

Advice session will be offered through application workshops; one-to-one appointments can be arranged by appointment with the College Careers Service.

Click here for more information on UCAS
Click here for more information on CAO


Useful Contact Details
UCAS Website http://ucas.com
UCAS Helpline 012 425 44683
UCAS Customer Service Unit 08 714 680 468
Queen's University, Belfast 028 9024 5133
University of Ulster 08 700 400 700
Important Info

DON'T LEAVE IT TOO LATE!

North West Regional College Centre Numbers & UCAS Codes
Derry/Londonderry Strand Road UCAS Centre Number 14121

The Local Careers Advisor also visits North West Regional College each Wednesday morning to provide guidance on careers and employment opportunities. Contact Student Services (Limavady) 7127 8770, or Student Services (Derry/Londonderry) 7127 6033 to make an appointment.

 

Careers Links


Additional websites, links and careers packages may be found on the College Careers Service Moodle web site.

 

Higher Education Applications

Higher Education Applications:

A wide selection of books / resources are available to help students through the difficult path of applying to Higher Education, for example University Prospectuses. This literature can be accessed in either the Northland/Limavady Library, Learning Resource Centre or Student Services.

Higher Education Websites:


higher education courses