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  • SWC Apprentices Battle it out at the Worldskills UK Finals

    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

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  • South West College’s Matilda May Voted Student of the Year

    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

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  • FE colleges say – “Let’s Do Business”

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

    22 Oct 2018

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  • World Skills competition on the horizon for local electrical apprentice

    South West College (SWC) electrical apprentice, David McHugh has been named among the eight competitors who will compete in the 2018 SkillELECTRIC UK final, following a series of challenging regional heats earlier this year.

    19 Oct 2018

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  • Civil Engineering success at South West College

    The South West College has achieved unprecedented recent success in the field of civil engineering through the delivery of the first Foundation Degree to be offered in Northern Ireland.

    03 Oct 2018

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  • Skills Academy to Provide Skilled Welders for Local Engineering Firms

    A seven week pre-employment Welding Academy, supported by the Department for the Economy’s Assured Skills programme has commenced at the South West College (SWC), Dungannon Campus.

    03 Oct 2018

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  • Students to Raise Awareness of Youth Homelessness

    Participants of the Youthscape programme at South West College (SWC) will be putting themselves in the shoes of homeless people by participating in a 12-hour sit-out at the Omagh Campus, this Thursday 20th September from 10am-10pm.

    19 Sept 2018

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  • NI Students Experience Shanghai International Youth Interactive Friendship Camp

    This summer for the first time, the Northern Ireland Bureau office in Beijing successfully secured five places for students from the province to attend the 14th Shanghai International Youth Interactive Camp in Shanghai, China.

    11 Sept 2018

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  • Ronan Among the Next Generation of Top Design Professionals

    South West College (SWC) Art and Design student, Ronan Naylor, recently competed at the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) UK and Ireland Final, at the CertMatters Live Conference held as the Design Museum Centre London.

    04 Jul 2018

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  • Local STEM Ambassadors Visit Brussels

    The European Parliament in Brussels was the final destination for the all-female team of ambassadors on the Miss STEM Europe project, who were tasked with the mission of influencing policy-makers and to raise awareness about the need to encourage more females into Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) study and careers.

    29 Jun 2018

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