Gareth Davies
BSc (Hons) Multimedia
I had completed a HND in Software Engineering at Trowbridge College which was run under Bath University. I was able to use my credits to skip the first year at the University of Gloucestershire.
The best thing about the course has been the staff. I found the lecturers the best I have ever had to work with. The local area of Cheltenham is really nice and in some parts pretty classy!
The high points for me were my final year! I missed the opportunity to live in halls (really regret that). During my final year, however, I ended up in a house right in the centre of town and met some true lifelong friends. It was the year I worked my hardest but also had the time of my life.
I gained most from my year in industry. I worked just south of Milton Keynes and it gave me some real-life experience working in a company and putting my skills into practice. I would highly recommend this. Simply having a degree nowadays is not enough to start higher up on the career ladder so the placement gave me that opportunity to answer those ‘targeted selection’ questions at interviews.
I have recently bought a house in Cheltenham with my girlfriend (who I met in my final year!) and working full-time in Tewkesbury. My job title is Web Developer, International, which means I look after the web development needs of 29 sites globally as part of the Moog International Group.
My plans are to continue developing my skills as a software developer, learn more within a large corporation and eventually start my long, hard climb up the career ladder!