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22/04/2026

🔧 Welding Academy at South West College 🔧

Kickstart your career in welding with 12 training opportunities available!

📅 Training: 1 June – 10 July 2026
📍 SWC Welding Facility, Cookstown

✔️ 6-week intensive training
✔️ Industry-recognised qualifications (ETCAL Level 2 & Abrasive Wheels)
✔️ Guaranteed job interview with a supporting employer
✔️ £185 weekly allowance + travel & childcare support

👤 Applicants must be 18+ and eligible to work in the UK

📅 Apply by: 12 noon, 8 May 2026
🔗 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/eXfxQFcn

Don’t miss this opportunity to build your future in engineering and manufacturing!

// Welding Academy //

If you’re interested in a career as a welder, 12 training opportunities are currently available at South West College. If you successfully finish the academy, you will gain industry recognised welding qualifications and be considered for a potential job role with one of the supporting companies.

Training dates

01/06/2026 - 10/07/2026

The Welding Academy is a six-week intensive training course to prepare you for a job role in the engineering and manufacturing sector under the Assured Skills Programme.

Those chosen for the Academy will study ETCAL Level 2 Performing Engineering Operation and Certified Abrasive Wheels Training. If you successfully finish the course, you will be guaranteed a job interview with a supporting company.

Those taking part in the Academy will receive a £185 weekly training allowance as well as help with travel and childcare costs.

Who can apply

Applicants must:

☑️ be at least 18-years-old by Monday 1st June 2026
☑️ be eligible to work in the UK at the time of application

Apply online at: https://nidirect.pulse.ly/8urwbrtzdf

Applications must be received by 12.00 noon (UK time) on Friday 8th May 2026.

Interview and training dates

SWC will invite eligible applicants to attend an Information session and interview that will take place week beginning Monday 18th May 2026 at the SWC Welding Facility, Kilcronagh Industrial Estate, Cookstown.

Successful applicants will attend intensive training at SWC's dedicated training venue at Cookstown from Monday 1st June 2026 to Friday 10th July 2026.

Training times are from 8.15 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Thursday, and from 8.15 am to 1.30 pm on Friday's.

Applicants must be available for the whole of the training period.

Company information

The supporting companies taking part in the Academy are:

Portafill International Ltd
Qmac Silos Ltd
SFM Engineering
Specdrum Ltd
Stemfab ltd
TBC Conversions
Nugent Trailers
Creagh Concrete Products Ltd
NHL Cylinders

15/04/2026

☕🤝Come and join us for our Business Breakfast at the CREST Pavilion in Enniskillen to celebrate World Creativity and Innovation Day, network with local businesses, explore funding and cross-border opportunities, and hear guest speaker Sean Gallagher.

Click here to register: https://lnkd.in/eZvYdcKn

To celebrate world creativity and innovation day we're hosting a "Business Breakfast" at our CREST pavilion in Enniskillen.

You'll get a chance to network, find out more about available funding , cross-border opportunities and hear from our guest speaker Sean Gallagher.

📅 April 21st 2026
⏰ 10am-12pm

Register Now: https://office.pulse.ly/lwxj20pvdt

For further information you can email [email protected]

InnoTech Centre

15/04/2026

📢 Date Update – Now Starting 29th April!

📱 Social Media for Businesses
OCN NI Level 2 Award in Social Media

🚀 Ready to boost your business online? Start your social media journey with us!

📅 New Start Date: Wednesday 29th April
⏰ Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
📆 Duration: 6 Weeks
💻 Delivery: 100% Online
💷 Cost: £20 per employee (eligible businesses)

Learn how to:
✨ Build your brand
✨ Reach more customers
✨ Use social media effectively to grow your business

✅ Open to businesses in Northern Ireland with fewer than 250 employees

👉 Enquire now: https://cloud.pulse.ly/bac1e4ot2w

08/04/2026

Join us at our SWC Omagh campus on the 14th April for the Invest Northern Ireland – Training Needs to Training Plan Workshop

📢 Turn your training ideas into a clear plan that delivers results.

Join this practical half-day workshop, hosted by Invest Northern Ireland in partnership with South West College, and learn how to design focused, measurable training for your business.

You’ll learn how to:
✅ Write clear training objectives
✅ Compare costs and maximise impact
✅ Evaluate outcomes and track progress

⏰ Workshop: 14th April | 12:30 – 16:00
🕛 Registration & lunch: from 12:00
📍 South West College, Omagh Campus

👉 Book your place today - https://lnkd.in/e49EsXq2

Need a training plan that actually works for your business?

Our half-day Training Needs to Training Plan workshop helps you pinpoint the skills your organisation is missing — and turn that into a clear, practical action plan you can start using straight away.

You’ll leave informed, confident and ready to make progress.

Delivered in partnership with Southern Regional College, South West College and North West Regional College.

Book your place on an upcoming workshop 👇

08/04/2026

Last remaining spaces available!

🚀 AI for Industry – OCN NI Level 3 Award in Artificial Intelligence

📅 Starts Monday 13th April
⏰ 6:00pm – 9:30pm
📆 10 Weeks | 💻 100% Online
💷 £50 per employee

Learn practical AI tools to boost productivity, automate tasks, and help your business stay competitive in today’s AI-driven world.

✅ Open to businesses in Northern Ireland with fewer than 250 employees.

Register now to secure one of the final places.
Get skilled. Stay competitive.

🚀 AI for Industry – OCN NI Level 3 Award in Artificial Intelligence for Industry

📅 Starts: Monday 13th April
⏰ Time: 6:00pm – 9:30pm
📆 Duration: 10 Weeks
💻 Delivery: 100% Online
💷 Cost: £50 per employee

Learn practical AI tools to help your business grow.
Develop real skills to improve productivity, automate tasks, and stay competitive in today’s AI-driven world.

✅ For businesses in Northern Ireland with fewer than 250 employees

Get skilled. Stay competitive.

08/04/2026

Come join us to celebrate World Creativity and Innovation Day at a special Business Breakfast hosted at the CREST Pavilion in Enniskillen. ☕✨

This is a great opportunity to connect with other local businesses, explore available funding, learn about cross-border opportunities, and hear insights from our guest speaker, Sean Gallagher.

📅 April 21st 2026
⏰ 10am–12pm

Secure your place today: https://office.pulse.ly/nqegtycgra

For further information, please email: [email protected]

To celebrate world creativity and innovation day we're hosting a "Business Breakfast" at our CREST pavilion in Enniskillen.

You'll get a chance to network, find out more about available funding , cross-border opportunities and hear from our guest speaker Sean Gallagher.

📅 April 21st 2026
⏰ 10am-12pm

Register Now: https://office.pulse.ly/nqegtycgra

For further information you can email [email protected]

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20/03/2026

20/03/2026

Want to feel more confident using social media for your business? 📱✨

Join our online Social Media for Businesses course and learn practical skills to boost your visibility 📈

Work towards the OCN NI Level 2 Award in Social Media 🎓 and take your business to the next level 🚀

Email - [email protected]

📱 Social Media for Businesses
OCN NI Level 2 Award in Social Media

🚀 Start Your Social Media Journey Today

📅 Start Date: Thursday 23rd April
⏰ Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
📆 Duration: 6 Weeks
💻 Delivery: 100% Online
💷 Cost: £20 per employee (for eligible businesses)

Learn how to build your brand, reach more customers, and use social media effectively to grow your business.

✅ For businesses based in Northern Ireland with fewer than 250 employees

14/03/2026

🌟New Job Opportunity🌟
A new position has now been posted on our Rural Job Hunter! ✨

🟡KTP Associate - Agricultural Product Development

If you are interested in applying or would like more information please click the link www.yfcu.org/rural-job-hunter 🔗

11/03/2026

𝐒𝐖𝐂 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
You're Invited!

📍 Venue: The Restaurant, South West College – Dungannon Campus
🗓 Date: 20 March 2026
⏰ Time: 10:30am

Join us for an informal coffee morning designed especially for childcare providers. This is a great opportunity to:

▪️Learn about funding available to support staff training, upskilling, and workforce development
▪️Hear about fully funded or part-funded programmes delivered through South West College
▪️Share your needs, challenges, and ideas with our Business & Industry Support team
▪️Connect with other local providers over tea, coffee, and light refreshments

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝
South West College is committed to supporting the childcare sector with high-quality training options, flexible delivery, and guidance on accessing funding streams that can help your organisation grow.

To reserve your place or request more information:
📧 [email protected]

We look forward to welcoming you!

10/03/2026

Doherty Woodshavings Ltd & South West College had an exciting opportunity for someone with a background in agriculture and animal sciences to shape the future of animal bedding.
Manage a strategic project which is central to the company’s development needs.

£32,597 – £36,363 per annum Doherty Woodshavings Ltd,

Applications close: Thu 26 March 2026 - 12:00

Doherty Group South West College

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