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For School Leavers (16-18)

Engineering is one of the fastest growing industry sectors in the world and the opportunities within it are limitless! Engineering is defined as the application of science and mathematics to solve problems.

There are opportunities for both academically minded students as well as those who are more practically gifted and prefer hands-on work.

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  • After school, you can choose a discipline to study at College, and specialise within that discipline when you progress into higher education or an apprenticeship.

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Group of EESW winners

EESW - Success for Electronics A Level students

A group of first year A Level Electronics students have won an Engineering Education Scheme Wales (EESW) award for their use of coding and IT.

The EESW Sixth Form project started in 1989 and students from all over Wales take part in this prestigious scheme which encourages them to consider a career in engineering. They are teamed with a professional engineer, and representatives from companies or universities to solve an engineering problem, come up with a solution, and build a prototype for their task.

Drew Squires O’Sullivan, SPARKS runner up

Passion SPARKS with electrical student

We are pleased to announce Drew Squires O’Sullivan from Gower College Swansea as our SPARKS Learner of the Year 2025 Runner-Up.

Kane Morcom

Skilled student on the road to China

Kane Morcom, who is studying L3 Electronic Engineering at Gower College Swansea, is setting out on a journey of a lifetime in an intrepid bid to do the UK proud on the international stage at the ‘Skills Olympics’ in China.