Gower College Swansea Sports lecturer Duane Saunders recently delivered an inspiring talk to Birchgrove Comprehensive pupils as part of the Kick Start Programme.

Gower College Swansea Music Technology student Lorna Rees recently delivered a talk to Birchgrove Comprehensive pupils as part of the new Kick Start Programme.

The aim of the event was to give the pupils an insight into what they can expect when they make the transition from school to college.

A local indie band, featuring Justin Hendy from Gower College Swansea’s MIS department, teamed up recently with Swansea Young Single Homeless Project (SYSHP) to release a special limited edition Christmas single called ‘Winter Warmer’.

All proceeds from the single by Broken Fires will go to SYSHP to purchase packs of basic household items for young people starting out on their own for the first time.

Broken Fires also organised a very special show in support of the single at the Square Peg Coffee House in Sketty on 23 December.

A group of Morriston Comprehensive pupils, working with Enterprise Officer Lucy Turtle, have organised the first ‘pop up cinema’ at the college, as part of the Kick Start Programme.

They screened two showings of A Streetcar Named Desire for A Level English students at Gorseinon. Curriculum Leader Joanna Dudley was delighted with the outcome of the event.

Thanks to a Welsh Government scheme called Entrepreneurial Shadowing, Gower College Swansea student Kieren Palfrey has taken his first steps towards a career in marketing.

Entrepreneurial Shadowing enables young people to work alongside a real entrepreneur to gain first-hand experience of what running a business is all about.

Former student - and inspirational entrepreneur - Chris Ware recently delivered a tour and workshop for Level 1 Sport and Public Services students at his Funky Pump fitness warehouse in Swansea.

Funky Pump is an award-winning concept which combines fitness with house music in a unique nightclub-style setting. With live DJs banging out sets while qualified instructors take you through your paces, there really is no other class like it around.

Gower College Swansea students - past and present - performed exceptionally well at the recent ‘Start Up Weekend’ at the Dylan Thomas Centre.

The event was a challenging 54-hour long competition with teams from Swansea University, University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) and Gower College Swansea taking to the stage to pitch original, innovative business ideas.

A new fund to help budding entrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality has been launched in Swansea.

The Swansea Seed Fund has been set up to nurture young people aged 16-25 as they develop their ideas from the early stages right through to – potentially - successful business start ups.

Staff and students at Gower College Swansea have celebrated Global Enterprise Week with a range of events and activities.

The week kicked off with ‘Get Involved’, where students were set a number of challenges including ‘Picture your Future’ and ‘Guess the Product’ in the company of two local entrepreneurs - singer Ayesha Jeffries and Surfability’s Ben Clifford.

A local Domino's Pizza store manager recently paid a visit to Gower College Swansea where he delivered an employability workshop to students from Morriston Comprehensive.

David Anderson, who manages the Gorseinon store and is Domino's youngest franchise manager, was invited to the college as part of the Kick Start Programme.