Gower College Swansea is celebrating another amazing round of medals success in the Skills Competition Wales 2026.
Students were invited to a special ‘watch party’ and medal ceremony at the Tycoch Campus where they picked up three Gold medals, eleven Silver and three Bronze.
In addition, there were 23 Highly Commended certificates awarded to College students.
Gold
- Matilda Topliss - Industrial Electronics
- Solomon Bunn-Sovin – Fashion Design and Technology
- Steve Sebastian - Graphic Design
Silver
- Brandon Price – Web Development
- Connor Brown - Net Zero Skills
- Joshua Stock – Brickwork
- Keyna Peynado – Graphic Design
- Kobi Williams – Net Zero Skills
- Kori Williams - Carpentry
- Marley Blakemore - Industrial Electronics
- Maya Brooks - Photography
- Rhys Freeman - Net Zero Skills
- Sophie Hockley – Ceramic Craft Skills
- Thomas Rideout - Net Zero Skills
Bronze
- Benjamin Hutchins - Photography
- Jesse Moxham - Industrial Electronics
- Maizie Lee – Beauty Therapist
Highly Commended
- Aaron Moore – Plastering
- Amber Grey – Childcare
- Ben Winstone - Accountancy
- Bethan Guard – Childcare
- Courtney Taylor - Inclusive Skills: Life Skills
- Cynan Kingdon - Coding
- Dalat Adebari – Health and Social Care
- Emily-Grace Kitchin - Textiles and Surface Pattern Skills
- Ethan Butler - Coding
- Harley Dark – Creative Make Up
- Isabelle Tracey-Fall - Beauty Therapist
- Jack Hopkins - Photography
- Josef Nisbet - Coding
- Joshua Pritchard – Brickwork
- Kaya-Louise Quinn - Industrial Electronics
- Kelsey Smith - Beauty Therapy Practitioner (Body)
- Louis Morgan - Industrial Electronics
- Max Thomas - Accountancy
- Nafis Islam - Inclusive Skills: Horticulture
- Nikita Kod – Accountancy
- Olga Roshchupkina - Hairdressing
- Shimar Nazeem - Industrial Electronics
- Tom Noble – Carpentry
Skills Competition Wales raises the profile of skills by giving students, trainees and apprentices the chance to test and improve their abilities through competition.
Funded by the Welsh Government and delivered by a network of colleges, work-based learning providers, and employer-led organisations, the competitions align with WorldSkills standards and support the needs of the Welsh economy.
“The Skills Competition Wales framework is invaluable in supporting and championing vocational skills and achievement across a broad range of subjects and sectors,” says Gower College Swansea Principal, Paul Kift.
“We have a strong track record in these competitions, and we’re absolutely delighted to celebrate the success of these learners again in 2026. A special mention must also go to the College’s teaching and support staff who guide and mentor their students throughout the process, and whose dedication and commitment play an integral role in this continuing success.”