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Lala Mebe
News • Friday 06 February 2026

Career Change for Lala

A change from financial accountancy to health and care works for Lala.

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Luke Kinnear
News • 05 Feb 2026

Apprenticeship Offers Direction for Luke

Working, earning and getting a qualification - Find out what an apprenticeship can offer you.

Matthew McGivern
News • 03 Feb 2026

Matthew Sets His Sights on Culinary Arts Management

The young man who came to SERC to pursue a course in culinary arts, is back on campus as a part-time lecturer, having achieved a Foundation Degree in Culinary Arts through the Higher Level Apprenticeship pathway.
Megan Pinney and Victoria Boyd
News • 27 Jan 2026

Plans in Place for NI Apprenticeship Week at SERC

NI Apprenticeship Week, 2 – 6 February 2026
David Gore, Apprenticeship Development Manager at SERC with Luke Kinnear (18), from Hillsborough, employed by Charles Brand and Aisling Hyndman (19), from Belfast, employed by Department for Infrastructure, both are completing Level 3 Apprenticeship NI in Civil Engineering at the college.
News • 19 Jan 2026

SERC Set to Welcome Potential Apprentices and Employers

Would-be apprentices and employers are invited to SERC during NI Apprenticeship Week, 2 – 6 February 2026.
Victoria Boyd, Head of Training Programmes and Apprenticeships at SERC with local bricklaying employers, Jem Chamus, (Newtownards), and Barry Ritchie (Portaferry), with Francis Rice, Principal Lecturer, SERC
News • 05 Jan 2026

Wet Trades Employer Engagement Evenings at SERC

Events aim to raise awareness of the provision of wet trades training – bricklaying, plastering, tiling and construction maintenance - available at SERC, and to forge stronger connections between the college and industry.
Matthew Rutherford
News • 03 Dec 2025

Podium Place for Matthew at SkillBuild 2025 **Video**

Well done to our five apprentices who took part in SkillBuild and WorldSkills 2025 - all top performers in their respective disciplines.
Hugh Dennis and Tiarnan Crosbie
News • 25 Nov 2025

SERC Student named IT Apprentice of the Year at National Awards

IT Awards for Higher Level Apprentice
Zeki Kaya
News • 24 Nov 2025

Zeki Finds New Pathway to Career on Fire and Security Apprenticeship

Meet our third apprentice competing in WorldSkills UK Finals this week.
Luke Wilson
News • 21 Nov 2025

Change of direction takes Luke to WorldSkills national finals

Meet the second of our WorldSkills UK Finalist.
Alex Punyer
News • 20 Nov 2025

Alex’s Skills Up to Standard on Fire and Security Apprenticeship

Meet the first of our WorldSkills UK 2025 Finalist

SERC Apprentice David Johnston with his trophy and certificate from the NI SkillBuild regional final
News • 18 Nov 2025

David Takes his Skills to UK Finals

David Johnston says his experience as an apprentice and the support of his tutors have taken him to the UK finals of the SkillBuild competition.
Matthew Rutherford
News • 17 Nov 2025

Matthew Set for Carpentry Competition at SkillBuild 2025

Watch out, over the next week, for our features on five SERC apprentices, taking part in SkillBuild and WorldSkills competitions in England and Wales this November.
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