News

  • SWC in running for prestigious sustainability award

    South West College (SWC) is vying for the most prestigious recognition of best practice within the tertiary education sector, having made the shortlist for finalist in the ‘best newcomer’ category for work in the area of sustainability with the prestigious Green Gown Awards, presented by the Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges (EAUC).

    18 Aug 2015

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  • Curious campers attend SWC computing summer camp

    School may be out for summer but the learning didn’t stop for a group of curious campers who attended the Creative Computing Summer Camp at the South West College STEM Centre, 27th – 31st July.

    14 Aug 2015

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  • Clean sweep for South West College Motor Vehicle students

    Conor McGaughey, Seamus Goodfellow and Gareth Murphy achieved first, second and third respectively in the WorldSkills Auto Tec UK Heats at Jaguar/Land Rover Training Academy in Leamington Spa last week.

    10 Jul 2015

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  • South West College Addresses Demand for Electrical Apprentices

    With signs of improved activity and job prospects in the local construction industry, South West College (SWC) Omagh Campus, in partnership with local employers hosted an employer engagement evening to introduce prospective students to electrical apprenticeship programmes available at the college.

    09 Jul 2015

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  • South West College wins national education award

    South West College has won Most Innovative BTEC Apprenticeship Provider of the Year 2015 at the National BTEC Awards.

    08 Jul 2015

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  • Local Finalists at VQ Awards

    Local engineering student, Gavin Clarke and manufacturing engineering company, Terex Powerscreen were announced as finalists at the recent Northern Ireland Vocational Qualification (VQ) Awards held at Parliament Buildings.

    08 Jul 2015

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  • Site Carpentry skills excel at South West College

    For the 5th year in a row a Carpentry and Joinery student at South West College Omagh Campus has taken first place at the Northern Ireland SkillBuild Finals.  

    30 Jun 2015

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  • South West College awarded Employer of the Year

    South West College picked up another top accolade at the Irish News Workplace & Employment Awards in Titanic Belfast recently.  

    30 Jun 2015

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  • South West College Making a Difference

    Staff and students from South West College (SWC) pictured at the recent launch of the college’s CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) brochure, which looks beyond the physical college and outlines the college’s community services, fundraising endeavours and health and wellbeing activities.

    17 Jun 2015

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  • South West College Engineers Success at the Apprentice of the Year Awards

    South West College (SWC) had good reason to celebrate at the recent Department for Employment and Learning’s Apprentice of the Year Awards 2015.

    02 Jun 2015

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