Established in 1996, Training for Women Network (TWN) is Northern Ireland's leading network for the promotion of women's training and development, through policy, training, networking and education.

Since then, TWN has provided resources within the community to empower women across the public and voluntary sectors, the trade unions, education and training in taking a more active and informed role within a changing Northern Ireland requiring new capacity, knowledge, skills and experience.

TWN is a first stop shop for women in Northern Ireland seeking information on training, development and entrepreneurship.

It is one of the largest networks in Northern Ireland with a membership that exceeds 300 members.

The majority of TWN's activities encourage women from disadvantaged and minority groupings to look at opportunities for advancement in a variety of ways.

TWN is dedicated to supporting and nurturing social enterprises and sees that entrepreneurial activity is not exclusively a profit making-taking business.

Many of the key workers within the social economy in N.I. have entrepreneurial spirit and TWN is keen to encompass the social economy within its activities that support and encourage an entrepreneurial culture.