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  • Get Engineering Careers Fair Returns to Dungannon Campus

    South West College is excited to announce that the Get Engineering Careers and Apprenticeship Fair will be back at our Dungannon campus on Saturday, 25th March, 9.30 am - 1.30 pm and will showcase the great opportunities available to young people in the field of engineering.

    10 Mar 2023

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  • Award nominee Antoinette Leads the Way with Diversity in Technology

    South West College (SWC) is proud to announce that Antoinette Marshall, from Moneymore studying Level 4 Engineering, has been shortlisted for a WorldSkills UK Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Award as well as a British Diversity Award for ‘Diversity in Technology (Disability)’, for creatively using technology to widen participation for people with disabilities.

    10 Mar 2023

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  • Draperstown local announced on Squad UK roster for ‘skills Olympics’ in France

    The achievements for Rónán Kerr in the culinary arts and hospitality industry continue to pour in for the young Draperstown student. He has recently been announced on the team for Squad UK in WorldSkills International, known colloquially as the ‘skills Olympics’.

    10 Mar 2023

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  • South West College celebrates the achievement of Higher Education students

    On Friday 3 March Higher Education students from South West College will join with family and friends to celebrate their efforts and academic achievements at the annual graduation ceremony at The Strule Arts Centre, Omagh.

    09 Mar 2023

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  • If university isn’t for you, why is an apprenticeship the right choice?

    After pulling the pin on university because it wasn’t right for him, an Enniskillen student says the more practical, hands-on approach of an apprenticeship was where he found his calling in life. Adam McShea is currently working his way through a Level 2 Apprenticeship in Engineering at South West College. Adam shared that he had previously been enrolled at university but upon reflection after

    08 Mar 2023

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  • South West College and partners seek new solutions to Food Waste crisis through RE:Solve project

    Staff from South West College recently joined collaborative partners, Ulster University (UU) for a face-to-face meeting at the brand new UU Belfast campus as work continues on the RE:Solve project. The meeting was convened to discuss project progress and to develop and agree a programme of activity for the remainder of the project.

    23 Feb 2023

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  • Northern Ireland catering students cook up a storm

    The next generation of chefs at four Northern Ireland catering colleges cooked up their own game meat-based meals, after spending a day learning about wild game butchery, preparation, and cookery.

    21 Feb 2023

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  • South West College granted £23,000 to tackle Marine Litter Scourge in Lough Erne and Strule River

    South West College has been awarded £23,000 as part of Live Here Love Here’s Marine Litter Capital Grants Scheme, where organisations, community groups and businesses across Northern Ireland can benefit from funding to help protect local waterways and marine areas.

    21 Feb 2023

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  • New Further and Higher Education Prospectus Now Available

    South West Colleges (SWC) new 2023/24 Further and Higher Education prospectus is now available for collection or download for all our full time, apprenticeship & undergraduate courses, starting September 2023/24.

    20 Feb 2023

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  • Welcoming the ‘Year of the Rabbit’ South West College celebrates Chinese New Year 2023

    To celebrate Chinese New Year – the Year of the Rabbit, South West College Confucius Hub hosted a full day of celebrations on Thursday 26 January 2023 in Erne Campus, Enniskillen.

    15 Feb 2023

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