Regal International College

Mrs Cherie Blair visits Regal Prime Minister's wife Mrs Cherie Blair made a private visit to Regal International College on 7th January 2005 in order to see for herself and support the Asian Tsunami Relief work undertaken by the college in association with Batticaloa Underprivileged Development Society (BUDS) and other participating organisations.
Mrs Blair chatted with and encouraged the student volunteers of the college who have engaged in sorting the huge supplies of clothing and food supplies received at the college. Mrs Blair listened with keen interest to the background of the college’s involvement in the relief project and also was keen to know about the courses provided by the college.During a visit that lasted nearly an hour, Mrs. Blair had an informal discussion with members of BUDS and staff of the college. Earlier in the day the college received a sizable quantity of clothing and other donations from the staff of 10 Downing Street. The visit lifted the morale of the staff and students alike. >> more photos click here

7 January 2005 Regal Responds to the Tsunami Emergency Regal International College spurred on by its students (85% of them are international students) responded to the emergency.
The college joined forces with Batticaloa Underprivileged Development Society (BUDS), a registered charity (charity number: 1081305) providing relief work in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka and rose to the challenge of the hour. Regal International College was converted into a temporary call centre and a relief centre for Tsunami Relief effort. Regal students and staff along with the BUDS volunteers embarked on a project collecting funds, medical supplies, food and clothing. Within days they have collected over £50,000 in cash and huge amount of supplies and the first shipment left for Sri Lanka on 6th January 2005. Regal’s staff and students are overwhelmed by the response and the college premises were overflowing with supplies. As a result the college could not reopen after the Christmas vacation as planned on the 4th of January and will reopen on the 10th instead. The tutors of Regal are determined to make up for the lost time for students. “As an international college with students from over 35 countries, there was never any question of Regal standing idly by in the aftermath of this unprecedented human catastrophe” commented Samithamby Hariraman, Principal. Regal will continue to collect cash donations for the tsunami appeal. Anyone wishing to help can send their donations to the college or pay it directly into the bank account of the appeal, the details of which are as follows: Account Name: BUDS or Batticaloa Underprivileged Development Society Account Number: 81513087 International Bank Account Number (IBAN): GB77MIDL Sort Code: 40-23-13 Name of bank: HSBC plc Branch: 26-28 St.Anns Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 1AL Regal International College extends its gratitude to all who had made donations of cash and goods and those gave up their valuable time to help us in many ways during this project.

Batticaloa Underprivileged Development Society (BUDS) a registered charity in England and Wales. 3 January 2005 Regal International College This is to inform you that Regal International College has now been converted into a call centre and relief centre for the Tsunami victims of Asia, especially of Srilanka. Everyone is well aware the havoc that has been caused by this unexpected natural disaster. Due to this the actual reopening date for the college after Christmas Holidays, 4th January 2005, has now been postponed to 10th January, 2005. In this hour of vital need the college has felt compelled to step in to do all it can to provide as much help as possible. We have informed the staff and students about our decision and current situation. The scale and magnitude of aid needed to provide relief for the victims is so huge that our college felt the need to involve with active mobilisation of funds, collecting aid in the form of money, clothes, medical supplies and food items to be despatched to the suffering masses at the earliest. We began to work from the very moment news broke, actively in association with the BUDS (Batticaloa Underprivileged Development society) Which is a registered charity (Charity No: 1081305).This consists of professionals, businessmen, members of the general public and ex-civil servants who have experience in disaster management. Regal International College has developed the website for the charity in the past, www.the-buds.org. We are now working closely with this organisation and have collected a lot of funds and aid in many forms, which is vital to the affected people. Our organisation's work was recognised and mentioned by BBC 24 hours Asia news on 31st December 2004. Further local Tamil Television channel 'Deepam' has also highlighted the effective relief operation carried out by the College and BUDS. S.Hariraman Head of Administration
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Miss Pubudu Jayaratna from SriLanka wins the "2004 REGAL" Scholarship.

The scholarship is awarded in recognition of her outstanding achievement in the NCC Education - ICCS examinations. Pubudu had scored the highest aggregate score in the 2003 intake and wins the scholarship for NCC Education (IDEC) International Diploma in E-Commerce for the 2004 intake. Well done Pubudu !

The scholarship is another example of REGAL's continuous commitment to educational excellence.

REGAL in the news.

IT driving licence goes to school

THE EUROPEAN Computer Driving Licence® (ECDL) IT skills qualification is now being targeted at the education sector. The qualification, run in the UK by the BCS, is to be offered to pre-GCSE pupils, the 12 to 14 age group.

Pete Bayley, ECDL UK director, says, ‘With computing so all-pervading we feel that the time is right to offer school children an opportunity to gain a recognised qualification to demonstrate their competence. With this in mind, schools are being offered the opportunity to become accredited test centres for free.’

The ECDL has already seen an influx of younger users. Abhiram Sahathevan, aged 12, completed the qualification this August, having undertaken the qualification to fill the spare time he had available. He was awarded his certificate after completing the seven modules: basic concepts of IT, using the computer and managing files, word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation, and information and communication.

Siva Kumar, director of the Regal International College, where Abhiram Sahathevan attended classes, says, ‘I am really proud of him. He is really amazing and fast.’

Source - THE BCS COMPUTER BULLETIN - November 2003

19 December 2003 Award Cermony and Chirstmas party Click here

24 June 2003 Annual Sports Day Events Click here

14th April 2003 Regal International College has been awarded accreditation by the British Accreditation Council.

Regal International College (REGAL) has been awarded accreditation by the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education (BAC) on 11th April 2003.

REGAL is engaged in the delivery of quality education, training and consultancy services. REGAL operates in a competitive market place with providers of varying quality. Potential students especially from overseas are deluged with a variety of colleges and courses in the UK. Evaluating these colleges and courses from a distance is made that much more difficult. Invariably many make the wrong choice, with serious consequences to their career and finances. A readily recognisable quality standard unquestionably will aid students to avoid such pitfalls.

"We are proud to have achieved this recognition from the British Accreditation Council. This underlines our commitment to providing quality education at an affordable price. Potential students from UK and overseas need have no concerns about joining REGAL. The BAC accreditation coupled with the Investors in People recognition confirms the quality of education one can expect at REGAL." commented Samithamby Hariraman, Principal.

All colleges accredited by BAC have been thoroughly inspected by BAC's team of some 70 specialist inspectors-many of them former members of Her Majesty's Inspectorate, others senior academics or practitioners. Accredited institutions are subject to a full inspection every five years, and an interim inspection during the intervening period. During an inspection, institutions are graded in five areas:
" premises and health and safety
" administration and staffing
" quality management
" student welfare
" teaching and learning: delivery and resources
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The inspectors pay particular attention to the needs of overseas students during an inspection (SOURCE: BAC website).

Inspection Report Summary:

Regal International College was first inspected by the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education in March 2003.

BAC's inspectors considered that the College provided a good service to its students. Although the College premises were relatively small, they were well equipped and well organised. The College was very well managed, with good monitoring of student progress, and ample support given to individual students. Teaching was of a uniformly high standard. Students were very complimentary about the quality of their learning experiences and the accessibility and helpfulness ofteachers in responding to questions and problems.

Regal International College was awarded accreditation in April 2003.

18th December 2002 Regal International College is recognised as an Investor in People

Regal International College (REGAL) has been recognised as an Investor in People organisation after achieving the standard on 16 December 2002. REGAL embraces a commitment to training and development and looks forward to the bottom-line benefits that improved people performance delivers.

REGAL is engaged in the delivery of quality education, training and consultancy services. In a rapidly changing technological environment it is critical that their staff continually update their knowledge and skills so that their customers are delivered quality. A structured development plan, that accurately identifies the training and development needs of the staff, is vital. The process towards the recognition by Investor in People gave REGAL this structure and already resulted in increased staff morale.

"We are fully committed to developing staff skills in order to achieve our wider business aims and objectives in the education and training sector. We have used the Investors in People planning process to address our needs and have now implemented a training and development programme. We will consistently evaluate this to ensure our staff has the most up-to-date skills in order that we build on our success." commented Samithamby Hariraman, Principal.

Ruth Spellman, Chief Executive of Investors in People UK comments, "Putting people development at the heart of every function is the most cost-effective decision a business can ever make. Employees are central to business success so it is vital for staff to be skilled, flexible and motivated; this can be achieved through planned and consistent training and development. The Investors in People framework ensures that if you look after your inputs the outputs will look after themselves."

The standard is based on four key principles for people development: commitment to develop employees to achieve business goals and targets; planning to review training and development needs required in context of the business; action to assure relevant steps are taken to meet training and development needs; and evaluation to measure the outcomes of training and development for individuals and the organisation.

Research conducted among recognised Investor in People organisations has shown that 80 percent have increased levels of consumer satisfaction and 70 percent have improved their competitive edge and productivity. (Source: Building Capability for the 21st century. CREATE 1999)

Regal International College student awarded ABE Top Paper Prize

BAC Re-Accreditation

ECDL "A" Grade

Obituary

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