College News

College students excel at Start Up Weekend

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.

National success for netball students

For the second consecutive year, a netball team comprising Gower College Swansea students is celebrating national success after taking part in the recent Urdd Netball competitions in Cardiff.

In the quarter finals the team won 19-10 against Cardiff High before beating NPTC 4-8 in the semi-final. In the final round, the score was 14-8 against the Haberdashers.

Sports scholarship students announced for 2015 / 2016

Seven Gower College Swansea students have been awarded sports scholarships for the 2015/2016 academic year.

The students are:

Shadowing scheme leads to work experience for student

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.

New bursary for entrepreneurs launched

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.

GCS Training students scoop CMI Awards

Two students from GCS Training - the business training arm of Gower College Swansea - have taken top accolades at the prestigious Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Wales Awards for Excellence in Cardiff.

The judges could not separate the achievements of Luke Godrich and Robert Ellis so the title of Outstanding Management Student Award 2015 was awarded to them both.

GCS students scoop Gold and Silver at Skills Show

Two Gower College Swansea students brought home medals from the recent Find a Future Skills Show at the Birmingham NEC.

ILS student Kayleigh Lewis was awarded Gold in the ‘Inclusive Cooking Skills’ competition, where she was required to prepare and present filled wrap-style sandwiches and flat breads while demonstrating the correct preparation, hygiene and safety skills throughout.

“Kayleigh didn’t seem fazed at all leading up to the competition and took it all in her stride,” says Learning Area Manager, Mark Clement.

College celebrates sporting success

Students from Gower College Swansea have enjoyed significant success during the recent Welsh Colleges Championships.

At the close of the Championships, which were held in Cardiff, the college was named Welsh Colleges Champions in netball, women’s hockey, men’s football and men’s tennis, and also provided one Welsh qualifier for the men’s golf team.

Domino's youngest franchise manager encourages students

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.

Global Enterprise Week 2015 – Making It Happen!

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.