The Council of the Institute of Highway Engineers has granted authority for the Northern Ireland Branch of the Institute to be re-constituted and to be based on the Omagh Campus of South West College. This is the first occasion when a professional engineering body has had its administrative function delivered in either a college or university anywhere within the British Isles.

22 Apr 2022

Easter celebrations got underway this week at the South West College (SWC) Erne Campus as Foundation Degree Travel and Tourism students put their Event Management skills to the test to organise a funfilled Easter themed afternoon for Pre-School children from the Enniskillen Integrated Nursery Unit.

13 Apr 2022

A group of Architectural Technology and Construction Management students from Atlantic Technological University, Donegal (formerly Letterkenny Institute of Technology) recently visited South West College’ Erne Campus which opened in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh in September 2021.

13 Apr 2022

The South West College (SWC) Hospitality and Catering department has been celebrating after budding chefs completed its first-ever NI Chef Bootcamp. The four-week programme, including work placement, was recently delivered at the SWC Erne campus, and provided participants with the right ingredients to progress into further education or a career in the Catering and Hospitality sector.

08 Apr 2022

IT students from the South West College (SWC) Omagh and Enniskillen campuses joined together to display their creative skills at SWC’s annual intercampus competition, which was recently held at the College’s Omagh campus.

05 Apr 2022

The Erne campus was host to the first ever intercampus South West College (SWC) Fitness Trainer Skills Competition on Monday, 28th March 2022. Sports students from the SWC Enniskillen, Omagh and Dungannon campuses descended on the custom-built fitness suite at Erne to demonstrate their enthusiasm and skill to be crowned Intercampus Fitness Trainer champion.

04 Apr 2022

South West College (SWC) is now enrolling for new fully-funded ‘Hospitality and Welding Academies’ in the Fermanagh and Omagh district to help reskill those looking for work.

04 Apr 2022

South West College’s (SWC) Step Up to Sustainable Employment+ (SUSE+) participants recently celebrated their success with College staff, funders and key stakeholders at the annual SUSE+ Celebration of Success Ceremony held at the Killyhevlin Hotel in Enniskillen recently.

31 Mar 2022

The first in a series of interactive monthly webinars will take place on Wednesday 20th April at 8pm. South West College’s FASTER Project team has announced a new collaboration with Dr Euan McTurk, Plug Life Consulting Ltd and Ric Boullemier, Generate Media on an exciting series of films and interactive webinars to further increase awareness of the initiative.

24 Mar 2022

On Wednesday 9 March, a congregation of more than 500 people came together between two venues at the Strule Arts Centre and the Colleges Omagh Campus, to celebrate the Higher Education successes of South West College (SWC) students. Joined together with family, friends and tutors, the ceremony celebrated the efforts and academic achievements of the ‘Class of 2021’.

24 Mar 2022