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  • Intergenerational Harmony: A Beacon of Unity as Community Members of All Ages Collaborate at South West College

    The Intergenerational Café has made a long-awaited return to South West College, following its successful launch by the Childcare staff and students back in 2018.

    07 Dec 2023

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  • SWC emerges triumphant in WorldSkills UK National Finals

    South West College vocational skills students have once again proved their skills and expertise at this year’s WorldSkills UK National Finals and brought home an impressive haul of medals, including one silver, two bronze, and a highly commended.

    06 Dec 2023

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  • First recipients of Northern Ireland Traineeships recognised at Stormont event

    Students from South West College were among thirty young people from Northern Ireland’s Further Education Colleges recognised as the first recipients of a Northern Ireland Traineeship at a ceremony in Stormont. The students, five from each FE College, were among the first cohort from Northern Ireland to complete a NI Traineeship.

    04 Dec 2023

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  • Inspirational Conor Overcomes Adversity to Achieve his Degree

    Dungannon Student, Conor Mckenna, achieves his Foundation Degree in Business Management at South West College. South West College proudly announces the outstanding achievement of Conor McKenna, from Kildress who has successfully earned his Foundation Degree in Business Management through dedicated study close to home.

    30 Nov 2023

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  • SEVERFIELD OPENS NEW BALLINAMALLARD APPRENTICE TRAINING ACADEMY ON SITE

    Severfield in Ballinamallard officially opened an in-house Apprentice Training Academy on Thursday 2nd November at 10:30am.

    24 Nov 2023

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  • Assured Skills Collaborative Welding Academy with SWC open for applications

    The Department for the Economy has announced 12 training places on a new part-time Assured Skills Academy in welding at South West College and is open for applications.

    16 Nov 2023

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  • South West College and CENEX launch electric vehicle strategy toolkit for local authorities

    As part of its continuing work on the FASTER Project, South West College has announced a new partnership with Cenex, the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell technologies to provide partner councils with access to Cenex’ proprietary National EV Insights and Support platform (NEVIS) to assist with the development of their fleet electrification strategies.

    10 Nov 2023

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  • Eight SWC Competitors Advance to WorldSkills National Finals 2023

    South West College (SWC) is proud to announce that Ryan Cullen, Rebecca Stewart, Karol Czapek, Jack Campbell, Kim Hunter, Teagan Dorman, Joseph Hagan, and David Bateman Smith have successfully qualified for the esteemed WorldSkills UK National Finals 2023.

    09 Nov 2023

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  • Unleashing the Power of AI for Business: An Exclusive Event with BAFTA Award-Nominee Writer-Director Stephen Fingleton

    South West College Welcomes AI Visionary Stephen Fingleton for a Deep Dive into AI's Role in Business and Marketing

    08 Nov 2023

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  • Launch of £2.8m Employability Programme for the Fermanagh and Omagh and Mid Ulster areas to address economic inactivity, skills, employment and education opportunities

    Lead partner South West College (SWC) officially launched the Rural Economic Accelerator Programme (REAP) in partnership with Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC), First Step Women’s Centre (FSWC) and South Tyrone Empowerment Programme (STEP) on Thursday 5 October 2023 at The Workhouse in Enniskillen.

    08 Nov 2023

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