Our Courses

What would you like to improve? Increase your knowledge in Arts, Design, Education and Personal Development.

Covers simple verbal communication, reading and writing.
Learn new craft and skills. Learn about other cultures and their crafts. Feel better!
Learn how to increase your chances of getting a job that you want.
Courses to expand your knowledge or just to enjoy.

How have we helped?

Based in Dungannon, the Centre provides education and training, support and guidance, along with exceptional opportunities and friendship to women across Mid-Ulster.

Women who attended a course in 2023/24
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Counselling sessions provided
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Children in the creche

First Steps Womens Centre

First Steps Women’s Centre (FSWC) has provided a unique service to women in Mid-Ulster for more than 25 years.

Based in Dungannon, the Centre provides education and training, support and guidance, along with exceptional opportunities and friendship to women across Mid-Ulster.
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Nearly 500 women per year access our training across a wide range of vocational areas, including English, Wellbeing, Employability & Cultural.
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FSWC works tirelessly to remove barriers to learning and inclusion that women experience by providing additional services such as transport and a fantastic onsite childcare facility & our service is available to any woman over 18
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FSWC is a legally registered charity with HM Revenue & Customs and also a legal company, registered with Companies House in Belfast.
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As one of Northern Ireland’s fastest growing areas, the unique mix of cultures and nationalities in and around Dungannon means that the Centre works with women from over 20 nationalities and employs bilingual staff in our recently refurbished onsite crèche to support participants and their children.
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What people say...

Read what participants have to say about their FSWC experience.

There is such a lovely feel when you come through the door. Its so homely and when I am there I don't want to go home! When I did my first ever course (confidence building) I thought to myself Why have i not been here before? and Why was I holding back? Everyone is so nice and very friendly. It's so relaxing. I have to say only for first steps I wouldn't be working today, it was yourselves got me up and running again...

Anne Bresland BrainFit

Very interesting, very informative, very enjoyable. I got some great information that I can implement into my daily life.

Norah Hughes Assertiveness

I was broken and First Steps Women’s Centre helped put me back together again.

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I saw smiling faces, positivity and I felt good just being amongst the other ladies

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I finally took that big step outside my comfort zone and can't believe how much I've been enjoying it

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I'm always recommending FSWC now and have made so many new friends through it too. I haven't enough days in the week to keep up with them all, but that's not a bad problem to have

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Mid Ulster Council