The 2023 McManus All Ireland Scholarships Scheme is now open for students in Northern Ireland.

11 Aug 2023

Step-Up, a new programme offering a wide range of flexible new courses is being provided by Northern Ireland’s six further education colleges from September 2023.

31 Jul 2023

South West College has joined the Buildings Action Coalition (BAC) in partnership with the Enniscorthy Forum, other coalition members and the United Nations Environment Programme’s Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction to support and advance the principles of high performance in buildings and the built environment.

31 Jul 2023

Students from across Further Education Colleges across Northern Ireland have taken part in the inaugural Sectoral Project Based Learning Awards (PBL). The event, which was hosted at North West Regional College saw a number of innovative projects which students are working on, after receiving a live brief from clients.

28 Jul 2023

Northern Ireland Further Education students are partnering with local companies to solve real-world business problems in an innovative drive to boost employability skills. South West College students have been working with businesses to address challenges in a range of areas.

27 Jul 2023

Students from Level 1 Skills in Employment, Training and Personal Development at the South West College (SWC) Omagh campus have recently developed in conjunction with the Sustainability Department, a new outdoor space and sensory garden to address the lack of suitable outdoor space for students including those with learning difficulties and special educational needs.

26 Jul 2023

There was remarkable success in the EPIC Project Based Learning (PBL) Showcase hosted at the South West College (SWC) campuses in Dungannon, Enniskillen and Omagh recently. Over twenty-five entries were submitted by students from various vocational areas within the College as part of the end-of-year programme.

26 Jul 2023

South West College is thrilled to announce the launch of the highly anticipated City & Guilds Level 3 Apprenticeship in Dental Nursing, an exceptional course designed to equip aspiring dental professionals with the technical skills and knowledge required to excel in the field.

26 Jul 2023

Recently, ten students from South West College (SWC) embarked on a three-week journey to Pittsburgh to learn best practices in energy efficient design through the Penn State High-Performance Building Summer programme, a collaborative effort between the Penn State Centre Pittsburgh, Penn State-led Global Building Network (GBN), South West College, and the Green Building Alliance in Pittsburgh.

24 Jul 2023

Rebecca Hendron from Newtownabbey and Kim Hunter from Cookstown, who are studying Post 16 Engineering at South West College (SWC), have been granted the Royal Academy of Engineering, Northern Ireland Post 16 Bursary. This bursary is worth a total of £1500 and aims to address the shortage of engineers in the UK while promoting diversity and inclusivity.

24 Jul 2023