Gower College Swansea recently welcomed Microsoft and industry experts to Tycoch Campus for a flagship Microsoft Innovation Day, a key milestone in the College’s growing relationship with the global technology leader.

The Innovation Day forms part of a wider programme of activities between Gower College Swansea and Microsoft, and through a series of Microsoft-focused interventions, the College has been working to bring cutting-edge digital technologies and insights to learners and staff, helping to embed innovation and digital skills across all areas of curriculum.

The first ever apprenticeship course focusing on putting people at the centre of the design of digital public services is celebrating the successful graduation of its three students.

The User Centred Design apprenticeship was developed by the Centre for Digital Public Services (CDPS) in partnership with Gower College Swansea (GCS).

Gower College Swansea is encouraging businesses in South West Wales to enrol their staff onto fully funded digital training to ensure they have the skills to take advantage of the latest technologies and tools.

With nearly 40% of the UK’s working population lacking digital skills, the College is urging businesses to sign up staff to their suite of fully-funded work-based learning qualifications to help bridge the skills gaps in this area. 

As the digital world evolves, companies are increasing their investment in new technologies to enable better security, data analysis, and business productivity. With this innovation comes a growing digital skills gap and a need to adapt quickly in terms of upskilling the modern workforce.

Sir Terry Matthews has given his backing to a new partnership set up to tackle the digital skills gap in the Swansea Bay City Region.

Speaking about the launch of Digital Skills Training, a public/private venture between Gower College Swansea and IT training and development company Stratum Worldwide, Sir Terry said he was pleased to see the college responding proactively to the economic and commercial opportunities presented by expanding digital networks and the development of applications and services that exploit them.