Gower College Swansea's International Manager Kieran Keogh has recently returned from a very successful business trip to China.

In Guangzhou, Kieran signed an A Level partnership agreement with Alcanta Education - after an introduction via The British Council - which will result in Gower College Swansea helping Alcanta to set up a Pre–A Level programme. Students who successfully complete this programme will then progress to the Gorseinon campus for their A Level studies.

International A Level students at Gower College Swansea celebrated an overall 100% pass rate in 2015, with 67% achieving A*- A grades.

These students have now progressed from the college to some of the UK’s top universities - including Cambridge, Imperial College London, University College London (UCL), Exeter and Manchester - as well as further afield, with one student attending Knox College, Illinois.

Around 50 STEM students had the opportunity to travel to Europe for three-week work placements during 2013/14.

Digital Technology students headed to Germany, IT students to Denmark, Motor Vehicle students to Netherlands and Engineering students to Malta. In addition, Plumbing and Electrical apprentices travelled to Finland and Malta.

British Cosmetics recently approached Gower College Swansea’s agent in Sri Lanka with an interest in developing a partnership in delivering UK standard L3 qualifications to their students.

The college will now work with British Cosmetics to provide quality assurance, staff and curriculum training support. In addition, staff from the Broadway Hair, Beauty and Holistics Centre will deliver masterclasses and workshops for hairdressing professionals in Sri Lanka.

“Prabhdeep was nominated by his personal tutor for the way he has grown not just academically but as a person over the past two years. He showed great focus right from the beginning and, although English is his second language, he made every effort to improve his written English and, through hard work, obtained his HND in Business