Every year in July hundreds of Year 10 students from local schools come in to Swindon College and experience college life for the day!

These open days are pre-arranged by our Schools Liaison Team with local schools and pupils spend morning and afternoon sessions trying subject areas which interest them. It's a great chance to see what the course involves, hosted by tutors in the classrooms and workshops where the subjects are taught.

Subjects for 2010 included:

• Accountancy
• Art & Design
• Beauty Therapy
• Brickwork
• Business
• Computer Aided Engineering (CAD)
• Computer Networking and Multimedia
• Construction
• Early Years
• Electrical Installation
• Electronics
• Hairdressing
• Health & Care
• Hospitality & Catering
• Media Publishing
• Media Make-up (Production Arts)
• Media & Video Production
• Motor Vehicle Repair & Service
• Painting & Decorating
• Photography
• Plumbing
• Public & Uniformed Services
• Sports, Leisure & Outdoor Activities
• Sports & Exercise Sciences
• The Science of Crime Scene Investigation (Forensic Science)
• Travel & Tourism
• Wood Trades.

Local schools who take part in the programme each year include:
Churchfields, Commonweal, Crowdy's Hill, Dorcan, Greendown, Highworth, Kingsdown, Malmesbury, Nova Hreod, Ridgeway, Riverside, St. John's, Marlborough, St. Joseph's, St. Luke's, Stratton Education, Swindon Academy, Wootton Bassett.