Projects

Basic Skills in the Workplace - Aimed at delivering Essential Skills Wales qualifications to employees of companies that have signed up to the project.

• Raise the skills levels of the workforce in the Pembrokeshire energy sector in response to employer need and the Cogent Sector Skills Agreement and Qualifications Strategy.
• Provide training and development activities for energy sector employers, and the associated supply chain companies.
• Promote equality in employment for under represented groups.
• Focus on the provision of generic and occupational skills to Level 2, with demand led progression to level 3 and above.

funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) through the Convergence Programme 2007-2013

ESDF - Original good ideas and inventions are being sought under a Welsh Government-backed scheme to develop intellectual property at colleges of Further Education.

Staff, students and external individuals and businesses are able to obtain assistance in researching and potentially bringing to market inventions and innovations in all fields. Current ideas are already being considered and developed. If you have a secret idea or invention you’d like to exploit and progress please do contact our project staff for a confidential initial discussion.

part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Convergence Programme 2007-2013

Foundation Degree – Refinery Operations - This project will develop, validate and deliver a Foundation Degree in response to the demand identified by the Oil and Gas sector in Pembrokeshire – the Haven spatial plan area. 

funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) through the Convergence Programme 2007-2013

Foundation Degree – Sustainable Construction - More details to follow

funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) through the Convergence Programme 2007-2013

LCRI Industrial Research - Pembrokeshire College is managing the mammal data acquisition work package for the Marine Energy Research Group strand of the LCRI Convergence Energy Programme.

The College will:

• monitor and deliver the following reports:

• porpoise numbers and distribution in Ramsey Sound for 2010, 2011 and 2012
• seal pup production on Ramsey Island and north Pembrokeshire for autumn 2010 and 2011
• seal haul out usage in Ramsey Sound 2010, 2011 and 2012

• analyse the observations and compare them with previous datasets held by the monitoring team to assess any potential impact of the deployment and operation of tidal turbines. 

ensure that field workers report strandings to the existing networks if encountered when carrying out the seal and porpoise monitoring.

part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Convergence Programme 2007-2013

mCommunity - is a collaborative INTERREG 4A Project involving Pembrokeshire College, Gower College Swansea and the Telecommunications Software and Systems Group (TSSG) based at the Waterford Institute of Technology.

The project will facilitate the use of mobile technology such as phones and laptops to engage those Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs). The technology will establish and sustain positive social networks and pilot the delivery of learning, skills and qualifications to improve their employment and education opportunities.

mCommunity will also be working with small businesses to pilot how technology can improve their business effectiveness. The project will pilot the delivery of learning, skills and qualifications to improve employment and educational opportunities through mobile technology.

TSSG are developing a unique eLearning platform which will use the latest in smartphone and messaging technologies to facilitate the creation of virtual communities to support students and businesses to access learning and support. The platform will enable those who have recently been made unemployed, those who would not normally engage with mainstream education, or those who have had previous bad experiences of learning, to embark on their learning journey.

part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Ireland Wales Programme (INTERREG 4A)

Shared Horizons - will be open to Public Services and Health students studying at Pembrokeshire College. These students are between 16 and 18 years old and are in vocational training leading to a career in either the uniformed public service or armed services. Click here for more information and contact details.

funded by the Leonardo Da Vinci Mobility Project through the Lifelong Learning Programme

Skills for Industry - is a  £15 million protect, part funded by the European Social Fund Convergence Programme 2004 – 2013 which is designed to assist employers and enterprises in adapting to economic change by raising the skills levels and qualifications of their employees.

Part funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) through the Convergence Programme 2007-2013