News and Events
Pro:Direct Men’s Football Academy trials for 16–18-year-olds announced for 22 February
Gower College Swansea are excited to have launched the new Pro:Direct South Wales Football Academy, the only Pro:Direct Football Academy in Wales! And trials are coming up later this month.
Talented students tested at Technology competition
Gower College Swansea recently hosted a Skills Competition Wales Technology Mega Heat at the Tycoch Campus
College celebrates Apprenticeship Awards 2023
Gower College Swansea has held a special awards ceremony as part of National Apprenticeship Week and Apprenticeship Week Wales 2023.
Free activities and use of facilities at College Sport Centre
Gower College Swansea’s Sport Centre is opening its doors to the local community over the coming weeks.
In the evenings and at weekends, visitors to the Sport Centre will be able to call in and use some of the facilities free of charge.
College retains Gold award for wellbeing initiatives
Gower College Swansea has had its Gold award in Corporate Health Standards reaccredited for a fourth year.
Following a recent Enhanced Status Check carried out by Healthy Working Wales, the College was commended for improving and increasing its award-winning wellbeing provision for staff.
Among the many initiatives the College was praised for were:
College hosts Welsh Language Music Day
Gower College Swansea’s campuses were full to the brim when it celebrated Welsh Language Music Day – a national day established to celebrate modern Welsh language music.
Creative skills under the spotlight for students
Students on a range of creative and visual arts courses at Gower College Swansea had a fantastic opportunity to meet with employers and university lecturers during the first ever Design 48 showcase, which was held at the Gorseinon and Llwyn y Bryn campuses.
The idea behind Design 48 was developed by the College in partnership with Rachael Wheatley of Waters Creative.
International Study Visit to Cyprus
Gower College Swansea Enterprise Champion, Claire Reid, is heading to Cyprus next month as part of an international study, looking at entrepreneurial skills in young people.
College celebrates Santes Dwynwen
Last week (Monday 23rd January) the College celebrated the Welsh patron saint for love Santes Dwynwen’s day a little bit different. We decided to award positive, friendly and good news stories by asking staff and learners to nominate a person who has been friendly, loving and shown community spirit over the past year.
Menopause training vest raises awareness of symptoms
Staff and students at Gower College Swansea were encouraged to get a little hot under the collar when they had an opportunity to try out a Menovest TM
The Menovest TM is a menopause training tool, developed by Over The Bloody Moon, that has been specially designed by Thread Design to replicate the sensations a person feels when having a so-called menopausal ‘hot flush’.
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