College News

100% pass rate for International A Level students

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.

Apprentice earns top award

A Gower College Swansea Electronics apprentice has scooped a prestigious award from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Thomas Eynon, an apprentice with Zeta Alarms Systems, has claimed an IET Local Network Award which aims to ‘reward excellence’ in students.

“Since completing his technical certificate at the college and joining Zeta, Tom has not looked back,” says Curriculum Leader Steve Williams. “He is now fully immersed in his modern apprenticeship, putting together an excellent portfolio of evidence.”

Safer driving awareness event for students

Students at Gower College Swansea’s Tycoch campus were invited to attend a Road Safety Awareness Day, a fun and free event organised by Safer Driving Swansea, South Wales Police and the Fire Brigade.

“The focus was ‘staying alive’, concentrating on young drivers and their passengers,” says Learner Services Manager Anne Pitman. “Students heard all about the damage caused by the fatal five - drink driving; excessive speed; not using seat belts; using mobile phones while driving and careless driving.”

Sir Terry backs unique partnership tackling digital skills gap in region

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.

Botanical garden inspire students and staff

Art and Design students at the Llwyn y Bryn campus recently visited the National Botanic Garden of Wales in Carmarthenshire to gather research and inspiration for their induction and first assignment based on ‘Natural Form’.

Armed with sketchbooks, pencils, paints and cameras, the students and staff visually recorded what they saw and these will be used for further development in specific design areas such as posters, logos, fine art prints, textiles, collage and sculpture.

Enterprise Manager shortlisted for major award

Gower College Swansea’s Enterprise Education Manager Sue Poole has been shortlisted for a major award which recognises her expertise and enthusiastic approach to the national enterprise agenda.

Organised by the team behind the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and the publishers of Fresh Business Thinking, the Entrepreneur Wales Awards is the only awards ceremony to acknowledge the hard work and inspiring stories of Welsh entrepreneurs and businesses in Wales.

Important information on the collection of certificates (BTEC, City & Guilds etc)

CERTIFICATES: BTEC / CITY & GUILDS / EAL / VTCT / CACHE / NCFE / IFS

Certificates for many awarding bodies will be available shortly for collection from the college (see the end of this notice for specific details). A card will be posted to you detailing the collection times and informing you of the collection processes. The cards will read as follows:

NB: All students who receive a postcard notifying that their certificates are ready for collection MUST bring the card in to claim the certificate.

Collaboration to strengthen client services

Gower College Swansea has purchased shares in one of Wales’ leading training and development providers, who operate across the UK in the delivery of business improvement and ‘Six Sigma’ programmes.

The College is now the majority shareholder of Track Training Limited - a long established and successful ‘Wales Fast Growth 50’ company with leading clients in England and Wales.

College welcomes innovative industry partnership

Students following Gower College Swansea’s Digital Technology programme are set to benefit from sponsorship and possible employment opportunities after the department linked up with an innovative global company.

Based in Swansea, Energist Ltd was founded in 1999 and quickly became a market leader in Pulsed Light (IPL) systems based around its unique VPL variable pulsed light technology. The company has since expanded rapidly, growing a worldwide distribution base and significant sales in South East Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America.

Part time enrolment evenings September 2015

We are holding enrolment evenings on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 September for anyone interested in signing up for a part time course.

Pop along to our Tycoch campus between 5pm and 7pm to find out more about what's on offer.