Work to transform Sketty Hall into a fully-fledged Business School is progressing well.

While Gower College Swansea remains closed for face-to-face teaching and learning, its Estates department has been busy behind the scenes ensuring that the refurbishment of the Grade II listed building continues.

Most of the new electrics have now been installed, and painting and decorating work is taking place across the ground floor.

I am delighted to be invited to launch the consultation for our new Strategic Equality Plan for 2020 – 2024

At Gower College Swansea, we pride ourselves on not only being an inclusive institution that reaches out across all of our local communities, but one that also celebrates the diversity of our student cohort.

The Collab Group of Colleges is pleased to announce Gower College Swansea as its newest member.

Gower College Swansea, one of the largest further education colleges in Wales, has a strong reputation and will be a fantastic addition to our network of forward thinking colleges.

The College prides itself on its high quality of A Level, vocational, professional and higher education course provision, as well as an ever-growing apprenticeship portfolio which is delivered in partnership with key employers.

The Corporation Board of the College, a body of 20 members, is accountable for the financial solvency of the College, its sound management and the quality of the service that it provides. The Board is also accountable for the proper use of the public funds entrusted to it

It is the Corporation’s responsibility to bring independent judgment to bear on issues of strategy, performance, resources and standards of conduct.

GCSE results day marks the next chapter in a young adult’s life. Edging ever closer to the real world of higher education and employment, coming up with a plan for the future can seem like a seriously daunting task.

Some might decide on their A Level / vocational courses on a whim, without much (if any) thought. But it’s important to remember that those choices can influence your future. So, choose wisely!

To make things a little easier, here are seven careers that you can kick start with the help of courses available at Gower College Swansea.

Gower College Swansea has achieved a Corporate Health Standard Bronze Award for its dedication to providing health and wellbeing initiatives for its staff.

The Corporate Health Standard is part of the Healthy Working Wales programme and is the national mark of quality for health and wellbeing in the workplace.

Over the last academic year, there has been a range of staff-centred events such as a long service awards ceremony for those who have worked at the College for more than 20 years, and a celebration party to acknowledge a positive Estyn inspection.

Principal and Chief Executive Mark Jones from Gower College Swansea has been named a finalist in this year’s Leading Wales Awards.

The 2018 Leading Wales Awards – in association with the Institute of Leadership and Management – have announced this year’s shortlist and are holding their judging interviews on Thursday 12 July.

Mark has been nominated in the Leadership in the Public Sector category for his role as Principal and Chief Executive at Gower College Swansea – one of Wales’ largest further education colleges – and is one of only four finalists in the category.

Gower College Swansea’s Director of Human Resources, Sarah King, was awarded HR Director of the Year at the Wales HR Awards 2018 in a glittering ceremony in Cardiff’s Exchange Hotel on Friday.

The awards ceremony – which recognises and celebrates the achievements of HR professionals and employers across Wales – is the flagship event of the Wales HR Network, a leading professional thought sharing and networking group created and run by Cardiff-based commercial law firm Darwin Gray and Acorn, Wales’ leading recruitment specialist. 

Paul’s immediate focus will be on the strategic development of GCS Training, the business training arm of Gower College Swansea, and apprenticeship provision across the College. Paul will also lead the External Funding and International departments.

Gower College Swansea has appointed a brand new Deputy Principal and Director of Skills and Business Development.

Nick Brazil, who started his new role as Deputy Principal in January, first joined the college as a Sport/PE lecturer in 1993. He was then appointed Curriculum Support Manager before progressing through the organisation as Programme Area Manager, Director of Faculty and then Dean of Faculty – a position he held for seven years.