Success Stories

Lizzie Buick

While in her role as SERC Deputy Head of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, Lizzie Buick was announced as the recipient of a Certificate of Excellence in the ‘FE Lecturer of the Year’ category of the Pearson National Teaching Awards 2024.

SERC Hospitality and Culinary Arts Team

The SERC Hospitality and Culinary Arts team were presented with a Bronze Pearson National Teaching Award at the Pearson National Teaching Awards 2024.

SERC Engineering Education Team

The SERC Engineering Education team was presented with a prestigious Silver Pearson National Teaching Award at the Pearson National Teaching Awards 2024.

SERC Students and Staff

Eight SERC students and two staff members were honoured at the first-ever Further Education NI Excellence Awards 2024.

Gina Black

SERC Level 2 Innovation and Enterprise in Practice student Gina Black was announced as the first place winner for Innovation in the FE Project Based Learning (PBL) Showcase 2024.

SERC SkillBuild Apprentice Team

Fourteen SERC apprentices won eight honours between them, including the coveted Apprentice of the Year title, in CITB NI SkillBuild Regional Competition 2024.

Matthew Rutherford

SERC Level 2 Apprenticeship NI in Carpentry and Joinery Matthew Rutherford was named Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2024 champion.

Gabby Harrison

SERC Level 2 Traineeship in Professional Chef Gabby Harrison won the UNOX Combiguru Cooking Challenge 2024 in Italy.

Andrew Smyth

SERC Level 3 Apprenticeship in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Andrew Smyth was named the Department for the Economy’s (DfE) Northern Ireland Apprentice of the Year 2024.