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  • Early Years provider told to ‘Play’ at SWC Early Years Conference

    South West College hosted its fourth Early Years Conference as close to 160 early years providers and Primary School teachers attended the conference. The theme for this year’s conference was ‘Developing physical literacy skills in the Early Years’

    17 Nov 2017

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  • CREST Awarded for Excellence in Sustainability

    The CREST pavilion (Centre for Renewable Energies and Sustainable Technologies) at South West College was announced as winner of the Sustainability Award at the recent CABE (Chartered Association of Building Engineers) Built Environment Awards in Warwickshire.

    15 Nov 2017

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  • The Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange NI Launched at South West College

    The Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange NI launched on Wednesday 8th November at South West College, Dungannon Campus. This event celebrated the strong evolution of partnership between education and businesses in the South West region, and showcased the accelerated level of knowledge exchanges taking place to strengthen Northern Ireland’s innovation capability for the future.

    13 Nov 2017

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  • Miss STEM Europe launched to champion females in industry

    Encouraging girls to consider and pursue a STEM career is critical if our engineers and innovators of the future are to undertake the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

    30 Oct 2017

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  • Celebrating Seafood Week for Charity

    Seafood lovers in Dungannon joined the rest of the UK to celebrate Seafood Week (6-13 October 2017) and the Dolphin Takeaway, officially NI’s Best Fish & Chip Shop, marked the occasion with a tasty pop-up event at SWC, Dungannon in aid of the Fishermen’s Mission charity.

    27 Oct 2017

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  • South West College go Virtual to stay connected with learners

    Even though the doors are closed at all South West College campuses today, Tuesday 17th October, due to the aftermath of storm Ophelia, teaching activities at the College will continue throughout the day via the College’s Virtual Learning programme.

    17 Oct 2017

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  • Paving the way for Chinese partnership

    South West College (SWC) recently hosted a number of staff and students from its partner College, Xiangyang Vocational and Technical College, China, which provides full-time and multidisciplinary higher vocational education.

    13 Oct 2017

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  • South West College turning the tide on Blue Growth

    South West College (SWC) hopes to strengthen Northern Ireland’s marine economy by adapting existing technology and maximising the potential of the province’s aquatic resources.

    12 Oct 2017

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  • CREST in the running for Sustainable Award

    The Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies (CREST) at South West College has been shortlisted for the Sustainability Award at the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) Built Environment Awards 2017.

    12 Oct 2017

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  • Way out West at South West College picks up Digital Communication Award in Berlin

    The South West College Blog, Way out West, picked up the award in the blog category at the 2017 Digital Communication Awards, which took place in Berlin on Friday 29th September. The blog, which was launched in January 2016 and offers ‘a new voice from within South West College’, saw off competition from companies such as IKEA and IBM to win the prestigious award in a competition which aims to ‘honour outstanding projects, campaigns and innovations in the field of online communications.’

    04 Oct 2017

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