Around 300 Higher Education students from Gower College Swansea attended a special graduation event at the Swansea Arena on 16 November 2022. A celebration held for the achievements of students studying higher education and professional programmes at the College for number of catch-up awarding years that were unable to celebrate during the pandemic, and our most recent graduates. 

It’s always great to hear stories of progression throughout the College and this one is truly amazing!

Back in 2017, Emma Hill was at risk of becoming NEET so she joined our Bridge programme while she thought about which career pathway she wanted to follow. After completing the Bridge course with a DM grade profile, she progressed firstly onto L2 Health and Social Care, and then L2 Engineering Technologies.

This week, our FdA Fashion & Textile Design students launched an online shop focussed on sustainable fashion.

Amended, a new student collective brand, uses solely sustainable practices at the heart of the design and manufacturing process in order to create bespoke handbags.

The students have created the unique pieces by combining remnants of fabrics, sustainable fabrics, and recycled clothing with zero waste cutting methods.

Every year, we celebrate the success of our hard-working higher education students as they complete their higher level programmes.

From events management to engineering and from health and care to computer technology, higher education students across all courses should be very proud of the hard work and dedication that has gone into successfully achieving their qualifications.

We recently caught up with Childhood Studies student, Sophie, who’s just a few months away from graduating from the College with a foundation degree.

With the lifelong aspiration of becoming a primary school teacher, Sophie’s insistence that she did not want to go to university could have prematurely ended that dream, until her Sixth Form had a visit from Gower College Swansea.

We recently caught up with current Education Learning and Development Foundation Degree student, Caroline, who has recently completed her second year of the course.

Having spent all working life in an educational setting, she gained her higher-level Teaching Assistant’s status in 2007 and has been in her current job for 15 years.

We recently caught up with former Criminal Justice student, Charlotte, who graduated from the College with a foundation degree in July 2020.

Having always been passionate about criminology, Charlotte decided to study the course at Gower College Swansea because of the extra support the College provides.

Gower College Swansea’s HE Cert in Musical Theatre students recently gained instrumental feedback at their preparing to audition module.

The event was a performance of audition material in front of a panel of four industry professionals including:

This years’ FDA Fashion and Textiles Design showcase was very different to usual. With lockdown measures meaning students couldn’t put on a physical show, they instead showcased their work through a dedicated Instagram page.