ILS students celebrate work placement successes

The workplace achievements of Gower College Swansea’s Independent Living Skills (ILS) students were acknowledged at a recent presentation event at the Tycoch campus.

The guest speaker was Radio Tircoed Station Director and DJ Mike Lewis, who visited students currently enrolled on the Work Preparation Course. Joining him was student Jack Draper, who is carrying out work experience at the radio station and who has benefited greatly from the placement.

Throughout the year, ILS students are placed on work experience with local employers – such as the Dragon Hotel, Evening Post, Grape & Olive, Radio Tircoed, Remploy, Rose Garden Day Nursery, Sainsbury’s and Swansea University - and within college departments such as caretaking and finance.

“It’s so important that ILS students are given the opportunity to learn practical skills through these placements,” says the college’s Work Placement Coordinator Karen McDonald. “It was great to welcome Mike to the college so that he and Jack could share their stories with the rest of the group.”