Over 80 local construction apprentices gathered their tools to compete against each other in the annual Skillbuild NI National Finals, held at Belfast Metropolitan College, Castlereagh on Friday 22 March 2019.

28 Mar 2019

Thirty-two South West College construction students were the recipients of a total of £57,000 in bursaries, as they were presented with scholarships from a variety of industry leading construction companies.

28 Mar 2019

We are pleased to announce that commencing in Spring 2019 experienced practitioners in the traditional building skills sector can undertake the NVQ Level 3 Heritage Skills (Construction) qualification at the college. This initiative is designed to build capacity in the sector prior to the proposed redevelopment project at the Enniskillen Workhouse.

07 Mar 2019

Equestrian athlete and South West College STEP student, Lee Mitchell from Omagh will represent Team Ireland at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi from 14th-21st March.

05 Mar 2019

To celebrate the Chinese New Year 2019 – Year of the Pig - 240 pupils representing six schools across Co Tyrone participated in the Chinese New Year celebrations at our Dungannon campus.

21 Feb 2019

South West College signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Wuxi Vocational and Technical Higher Diploma School of Automotive Engineering as part of its growing international education strategy on Wednesday 16th January, at its Omagh Campus.

18 Jan 2019

Representatives from industry and academia addressed a range of issues affecting businesses of all sizes and complexities across Northern Ireland when considering a move to a Circular Economy or sustainable business practices at the recent Circular Economy conference at South West College (SWC).

07 Dec 2018

South West College (SWC) apprentices were among the UK’s most talented young tradeswomen and tradesmen and skilled professional at last weekend’s climax of WorldSkills UK in Birmingham. 

29 Nov 2018

South West College civil engineering student Matilda May Beattie has received a top accolade at the recent annual 2018 Plant & Civil Engineer magazine Awards.

26 Nov 2018

Northern Ireland businesses can boost their competitiveness and unlock their full potential by linking with local Further Education (FE) colleges.

22 Oct 2018