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  • Emer's Inspiring Journey to Achieving CIPD Level 5 and a New Career

    After a successful career in retail for over 20 years, Emer decided to enrol in the CIPD Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management at our Dungannon Campus. However, just as the course started, Emer found herself in the unexpected position of having to take time away from her job to be a full-time carer for her child.

    02 Sept 2024

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  • Sandra becomes first female recipient of Cyber Security certification thanks to Skill Up programme

    Sandra Quinn from Cookstown recently became the first female student in Northern Ireland to receive cyber security certification following her completion of the OCN NI Level 4 Certificate in Cyber Security at South West College, supported by the Skill Up Programme.

    30 Aug 2024

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  • Top marks for South West College Childcare Degree student Saoirse

    South West College is proud to announce that Saoirse Mc Cauley from Irvinestown has been announced as this year’s recipient of The Kathleen McSherry prize, awarded to the highest achieving early childhood studies student on the degree programme (from Stranmillis University College, validated by Queens University Belfast)

    27 Aug 2024

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  • GCSE Results Day: Economy Minister and Further Education NI announce details of 14 new NI Traineeships

    Following the publication of GCSE results today, Economy Minister Conor Murphy has joined with Northern Ireland’s six Further Education Colleges to announce details of 14 new NI Traineeships available in areas including Science, Creative Arts, Sports and Active Leisure, Digital Technologies, and Construction Studies.

    22 Aug 2024

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  • Murphy announces Assured Skills Welding Academy at South West College

    Economy Minister Conor Murphy today launched the latest Assured Skills Collaborative Welding Academy at South West College (SWC), with 12 training places. Fully funded by the Department for the Economy, SWC is offering industry standard welding training that will provide participants with the skills to take up potential welding roles with companies in Dungannon and the surrounding area.

    19 Aug 2024

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  • South West College students celebrate results success

    On Thursday, 15 August, hundreds of Level 3 extended diploma learners from the South West College (SWC) Omagh, Dungannon, and Enniskillen campuses collected their results, with many students achieving the equivalent of 3A* grades.

    19 Aug 2024

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  • £1,000 CITB NI Built Environment Student Bursary Award 2024 – now open for applications.

    The Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland (CITB NI) student bursary award is now open for applications for first-year students currently studying a full-time Built Environment related qualification at Level 4 or above with a Northern Ireland training provider.

    14 Aug 2024

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  • Support your child on results day - advice for parents

    At South West College we understand that results days can be some of the most nerve-wracking, exciting and challenging days for students as they anxiously consider their next steps. But for parents of students receiving A Level, GCSE or BTEC results, these days can be equally stressful, and they are often left wondering how best to support their child navigate the complexities of results day.

    13 Aug 2024

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  • Considering Your Options After GCSE’s? Choose South West College

    As young people across the province prepare to take the next step in their academic journey with the arrival of their GCSE results, South West College is encouraging talented and ambitious young people to explore the range of study opportunities available at their local Further Education College.

    05 Aug 2024

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  • Workhouse Connect Project Launch & Summer School

    South West College has been awarded funding of £68,758 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver heritage skills to students with special educational needs as part of a new “Workhouse Connect” project.

    01 Aug 2024

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