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How to Apply/Admissions [full time]

Complete an application form*
To become a student you need to complete a full time application form.

It’s very important that you ensure you choose the right course to develop the career you want. Our student advisors can help you if you are unsure of which courses to choose.

Attend an open evening
Come along to one of our open evenings where you can speak to college staff about the course options available and see the facilities on offer. Our next open evening is 17th November 2010.

Attend an interview
This is an opportunity for us to get to know you and for you to ask questions about the college. During your interview we are looking for a real interest in the course you are applying for and evidence of commitment to your course including work experience, hobbies and interests.

Offer
We will offer you a place on the course. This may be conditional on you gaining the relevant entry qualifications.

Exam results
If you pass your exams, you’ve got a place at college. Don’t worry if you haven’t got the grades you expected – we will be able to advise you on the alternative courses available.

Enrolment
You will be invited to an enrolment session at the end of August. This is when we confirm your course. If you are not completely sure, our student advisors will be happy to talk through your options.

The Welsh Assembly Government now requires the college to verify the identity of all learners. When you first attend college you must bring with you some proof of your identity such as:

  • Passport
  • Validate Card
  • Employee ID card
  • Driving licence
  • National Insurance Card
  • Bank Credit/Debit Card
  • Proof of Benefits
  • Examination Results Slip

Attend induction in September
Before your course starts you will be invited to attend an induction. This is designed to help you settle into the college, meet your tutor and other students on the same course.

For more information about the admissions procedure please contact 01792 284000.

* Please note that, by signing application and enrolment forms, you are giving explicit consent for the data collected about you to be processed for funding, statistical and administrative purposes connected with your studies. The college reserves the right to contact your parent/guardian [for students under 18] or employer [if the employer is paying your fees] regarding your progress. The data collected will be subject to the Data Protection Act.

The information held by the college will be sent to DCELLS [the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills] and your record will be added to a database that will be used to administer the funding of training. It will also be used to pass information, in a form that does not allow you to be identified, to central government departments that need it to carry out their functions under the Education Act. It may also be released to other approved users, which may include academic researchers and commercial bodies.

Information derived from the data may be published but your names will not be included in any statistical analysis or other publication. Precautions are taken to minimise the risk that you will be able to be identified from the data. The Welsh Assembly Government may also wish to use the data to contact you to provide details of further learning opportunities. [A tick box is provided on the college enrolment form asking if you agree to be sent such information]. The college sends out details of additional activities that may interest students [the college requires your explicit consent to do this. A tick box is provided on the college enrolment form asking if you agree to be sent such information.]

Under the Data Protection Act 1998 you have the right to a copy of the data held about you by the college or DCELLS, for which a small fee may be charged. If you have any concerns about the use of the data for the above purposes please write to the Data Controller, Director of Data College Management, Swansea College, Tycoch Road, Swansea, SA2 9EB.

For queries regarding DCELLS please write to Planning and Funding Division, DCELLS, Welsh Assembly Government, Linden Court, The Orchards, Ilex Close, Llanishen, Cardiff CF14 5DZ.

The College has an up to date registration in the Data Protection Register [see www.dataprotection.gov.uk and a Data Protection Policy.

Updated July 2010