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SRC caters for growth with £600,000 ‘Graduate’ investment

Southern Regional College, one of Northern Ireland’s leading providers of dedicated skills training and support for the local and regional hospitality sector, has served up its newest culinary innovation.

Confirming its reputation for excellence in hospitality and tourism, Southern Regional College has officially opened the hatch on a new, ultra-modern training restaurant and kitchen which has been dramatically transformed following a £600,000 investment.

 

 

Creatively remodelled and newly-equipped to meet the critical training needs of a new generation of leaders in food preparation, production, safety and customer service, ‘The Graduate’ restaurant and kitchen will be key to underpinning the College’s chief role in delivering local and regional success in its support of the food, hospitality and tourism sectors.

Powering thousands of exciting careers and directly supporting award-winning businesses including Ireland’s largest hospitality group, Beannchor, Tayto NI, Linden Foods, ABP, Mourne Seafood and Yellow Door Deli, Southern Regional College already provides a comprehensive range of industry-related courses and apprenticeships opportunities.

Brian Doran, Chief Executive of Southern Regional College said the new state-of-the-art restaurant and kitchen was part of a wider programme designed to enhance its expertise in the sector and underpin its prowess in hospitality and culinary arts.

 

 

“Our hospitality, tourism, agri-food and food production sectors are critically important for the wider economy and for providing exciting job opportunities and career progression,” he told Newry Times.

“Southern Regional College is steadfastly committed to ensuring that the skills, knowledge and experience are always immediately available to ensure that this can continue.

Brian added, “With an extensive course and apprenticeship provision and proven excellence in supporting ambition, this important investment reflects our vision to further expand our enviable links and collaboration with businesses who themselves also remain committed to quality, growth and recognition for the hard work that they do.”

 

 

Head chefs Barry Smyth and Alex Green, who both lead Michelin-starred local restaurants were on hand to launch the new restaurant.

Barry Smyth is currently the Managing Partner for the Yellow Door at Hillsborough Castle and also a former lecturer in Culinary Arts and Professional Cookery at Southern Regional College.

Alex Greene, who is now Head Chef at Deanes Eipic, also worked at Claridge’s and Petrus in London – two of Gordon Ramsey’s flagship restaurants. 

“Professionalism and experience are key and Southern Regional College is proud of what it has achieved and excited about what more will come,” Brian Doran said.

 

 

Broadcaster, speaker, ‘mentalist’ and lecturer David Meade, who hosted the event, also began his stellar career at Southern Regional College, where he too was enrolled on a course in hospitality.

SRC Newry Campus is the only Further Education college in Northern Ireland to offer the Foundation Degree in International Culinary Arts, which is the only qualification available to provide a career progression pathway for chef lecturers in Culinary Arts.

 

 

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