College News

Community focus for Bridge students

Vocational Studies students from the Bridge programme at Gower College Swansea have been asked to take part in a focus group session about the community of Townhill.

They were recently visited by former students Curtis Cana and Ashlee Wilde, who delivered the session as part of their degree course in Youth and Community Work at Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Curtis and Ashlee have conducted a profile on Townhill and wanted to interview college students about their experiences of living there and in similar areas of Swansea.

Congrats to Kaitlyn for Salon Cymru success

Beauty student Kaitlyn Hole, who is studying the part time Certificate in Cosmetic Make Up course at the Broadway Centre, has taken second place at the annual Salon Cymru competition (Level 2 Make Up category.)

"I'm delighted with this result and really pleased for Kaitlyn," says lecturer Cathy Mitchell. "All the students who participated in the competition were amazing - both in terms of their hard work leading up to the event and the excellent standard of work they produced on the day."

Thanks to ISA Training for the photo.

States trip for A Level students

A Level Geography, Politics and World Development students from Gower College Swansea recently visited the USA, taking in stops at the United Nations, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty and the 911 memorial museum.

The geographers were able to examine the sustainability of New York City, including a look at an 'urban farm' and the High Line park regeneration.

Meanwhile, the politics and world development students travelled to Washington to visit the Capitol Buildings, the National Archives, the Lincoln Memorial and the White House.

Digital Technology students win at EESW!

A team of Digital Technology students from Gower College Swansea have performed exceptionally well at the recent Engineering Education Scheme Wales (EESW) finals at Swansea University Bay Campus - winning the 'Best College in Wales' category.

The winning students - Cody Wilks, Sara Vonk, David Osbourne and Kaleb Thomas - worked alongside Tongfang Global (THTF) for several months to develop their prototype ahead of the event.

Pupils enjoy motor vehicle tasters

Birchgrove Comprehensive pupils have enjoyed a motor vehicle taster session as part of the Kick Start Programme at Gower College Swansea.

Skills Competition success for electronics student

A 17-year old from Gower College Swansea has won Gold in the electronics final of a national skills competition.

Skills Competition Wales is a Welsh Government-backed series of events designed to celebrate vocational skills and create a highly skilled Welsh workforce for the future.

Economics students take top prizes

A team of A Level Economics students from Gower College Swansea recently competed in a OSTC Wales Trading Competition and took the top honours in two separate categories.

Callum Thomas won first prize in the individual trading competition and, alongside team mates Emily Griffiths and Brett Lewis, took the overall team competition title too.  

Marriott Head Chef visits college kitchens

Catering and Hospitality students at Gower College Swansea were recently visited by the Swansea Marriott Executive Head Chef, Gareth Hope.

Gareth enjoys very close links with the department and employs no fewer than five of their past and current students in his kitchens.

"We are always happy to work with Gower College Swansea and have been delighted with the quality of students - their ability, experience and knowledge - when they start working with us," he says.

ESOL students 'walk in her shoes'

ESOL staff and students from Gower College Swansea have completed a sponsored walk for the 'Walk in Her Shoes' campaign, to coincide with International Women’s Day.

Around 60 students walked from the Llwyn y Bryn campus to Brynmill and Singleton Parks and then along Swansea Bay, through the city centre and back again.

They raised £265.50 for Care International UK and the money will go towards accessing clean water for women and girls living in extreme poverty around the world.

College nominated for two TES FE awards

Gower College Swansea has been shortlisted in two categories at the prestigious TES FE Awards 2016.

One of the two categories is the overall ‘FE College of the Year.’

“We are delighted to be shortlisted in this category as it reflects the hard work and dedication on display across the college as a whole,” says Principal Mark Jones. “It’s been a remarkable year for our staff and students and we’ve seen significant successes within the academic, vocational, international, HE and business training teams.”