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  • A New Career in The Pipeline for Plumber Cory

    Cory McGale from Omagh took the plunge, left his legal career and retrained in Plumbing and Heating at South West College. This switch afforded Cory the opportunity to transition into a fulfilling pathway that has offered a wide range of career opportunities.  

    29 Sept 2021

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  • Survey reveals 52% of motorists are considering a move to Electric Vehicles

    A recent survey developed by Transport Research Partners in association with the FASTER Project partnership examined the attitudes of motorists and road users across Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland (Border Region) and Western Scotland to the usage of electric and low emission vehicles. 1,485 responses were received, with 52% of all motorists indicating that they were considering the switch to an electric vehicle when making their next vehicle purchase. 

    27 Sept 2021

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  • Lyons officially opens new £30m Erne Campus of South West College

    Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today officially opened the new £30million Erne Campus of South West College in Enniskillen. Standing at 8,200 m2, the new, fully accessible, state-of-the-art campus opened its doors to students for the first time at the beginning of September and can accommodate 800 full-time students, 2,000 part-time students and 120 staff.

    22 Sept 2021

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  • Youthscape – a Peace IV programme helping young people through unpredicted challenges

    Youthscape launched in 2018 as a programme to empower 14-24 year olds who are most marginalised in Fermanagh, Tyrone and Donegal.     The programme was awarded almost €4 million of EU Peace IV funding under the Children and Young People’s strand by the Special EU Programmes Body.  With this funding, South West College, Donegal Youth Service and TIDES Training and Mediation pooled their resources and specialist knowledge to design and create a programme that has seen 635 young people completing so far.  

    16 Sept 2021

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  • Shannon makes a Career from Gaming

    South West College, Alumni Shannon McManus from Enniskillen completed a BTEC Level 3 in Media Production, which paved the way for an exciting yet challenging career as an Associate Production Manager for Build a Rocket Boy, a global games development business in Edinburgh, Scotland.   

    13 Sept 2021

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  • SWC Student Helps Raise Awareness for Pulmonary Fibrosis Through Work Based Learning Project

    Valentin Arnautski has only recently completed his second year of the Ulster University Foundation Degree in Science in Computing, but already his website design skills have been celebrated for the impact and support they could provide for local people.

    10 Sept 2021

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  • Clare Future Proofs Her Legal and Financial Career

    Savvy Clare Quinn, from Ardboe, is ahead of the field as she future proofs her career studying a revolutionary BSc Hons Degree in Corporate Law and Finance, right on her doorstep at South West College. This specialist higher education course was designed to fill a gap in the current academic market within Northern Ireland and offers learners like Clare a direct route into a broad array of growing careers within a multitude of industries.   

    08 Sept 2021

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  • Lyons announces new Assured Skills Academy in welding at SWC

    Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today launched a new Assured Skills Collaborative Welding Academy at South West College, with 12 training places available.

    03 Sept 2021

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  • Local Man Returns to Work Thanks to SUSE+

    After a challenging period of unemployment, local man Nigel Otterson from Moneymore reskilled and found work again thanks to the free life-changing support he received through South West College’s - Step Up to Sustainable Employment + (SUSE+) programme.    

    02 Sept 2021

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  • Lyons - ‘Skill Up’ to kick-start your career prospects

    South West College will unite with further education colleges and universities across Northern Ireland to deliver approximately 15,000 free training places in over 250 subject areas for qualifications ranging from Level 2 right up to post-graduation. The £23 million Skill Up investment programme, supported by the Northern Ireland Office, is a new initiative established to help re-train and re-skill individuals affected by the pandemic.  

    02 Sept 2021

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