College News

Enterprise winners Gower-bound

The winners of the Global Enterprise Week activities at Gower College Swansea will swap the classroom for the beautiful North Gower coast as part of their prize.

Shane Hannan, Max Collis and Elysha Keirl were named the winning students during the week-long event in November.

They will now enjoy an action packed day of adrenalin sports and activities designed to test their problem solving and team building skills.

Service with a smile

Well done to Scott Mears (Level 3 Hospitality) and Trixiebelle Ewing (Level 2 Hospitality) who recently represented the college at the Welsh Skills Food Service competition, held at Llandrillo.

Competing against 12 candidates, they were required to complete a banana flambé, liqueur coffee, cocktails and mocktails, steak Diane, hot beverages, napkin folding, lay a table for a themed event and match wines with a menu.

Crème de la Crème

Congratulations to Charlotte Robinson, Level 3 Hospitality and Catering student, who was awarded Gold in the WelshSkills final of the Advanced Patisserie and Confectionery competition recently held at Coleg Llandrillo.

Competing against eight candidates, in just two and a half hours Charlotte was required to create four portions of a plated dessert (to include three separate components) and a tempered chocolate garnish.

Politics 'top of the agenda' for students

It’s been a hectic few weeks for the college’s AS and A Level Government and Politics students.

Firstly, they were invited to take part in BBC Wales’ Ask The Leader live televised debates, held in advance of the forthcoming National Assembly for Wales elections on 5 May.

Airport work experience inspires students

Travel and Tourism students from Gower College Swansea recently visited Bristol Airport where they undertook a day’s work experience with Swissport International.

During the visit, the students received an airside and landside tour of the airport which included shadowing airport staff at the check-in and information desk, baggage handling and security. They also gained invaluable information which will help them to pass their City & Guilds qualification in Cabin Crew.

Gold and Silver medals for GCS students

Gower College Swansea recently hosted a Skills Competition Wales Computer Aided Design (CAD) event which saw entrants from all over Wales gather at the Gorseinon campus.

Four Gower College Swansea Engineering students participated on the day and were very successful - with Scott Fry taking Gold and Brett Nethell taking Silver.

"Last year student Joseph Dickerson achieved Silver so we were delighted to go one better in 2016 and our students pulled off a brilliant team performance," says Curriculum Leader Huw Isaac.

ILS students open exhibition of work

In January, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery - as part of its Offsite Secondary School programme - began a 10 week project with a group of students from the Independent Living Skills (ILS) department at Gower College Swansea.

Based at Gower College Swansea’s Tycoch Campus, the ILS department offers a range of courses that are tailored to students with specialist learning needs.

Students explore employment opportunities

Engineering Technology students from Gower College Swansea's Tycoch campus recently visited TIMET in Waunarlwydd.

TIMET is a world leader in the production of titanium for the aerospace, military, oil and gas industries. They are taking on apprentices this summer and invited our students to take a tour of the plant prior to the work experience stage of the recruitment process.

Welsh Girls make history at UK College Sport Finals

Students from Wales’ Further Education colleges re-wrote the record books and reached new heights in female team sports at last weekend’s AoC Sport National Championships in Newcastle.

Three of the Welsh Colleges women’s teams, competing against 11 other national and regional squads from around the UK, won podium positions in the blue riband rugby, netball and hockey competitions.

Students rise to Chemistry Olympiad challenge

A Level Chemistry students at Gower College Swansea have performed exceptionally well at this year’s Royal Society of Chemistry Olympiad.

The annual event is open to second year A Level students who are expected to achieve grades of A or A*in their exams, and is a challenging exercise that truly stretches the most committed young chemists.