North Hampshire Lifestyle Nov - Dec 2021
At last the Christmas editions are here! With festive fun, gifts and interiors, plus inspiration for decorating the guest bedroom and an interview with the Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen. Plus, our competition pages return, with staycations, laundry upgrades and festive hampers!
At last the Christmas editions are here! With festive fun, gifts and interiors, plus inspiration for decorating the guest bedroom and an interview with the Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen. Plus, our competition pages return, with staycations, laundry upgrades and festive hampers!
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Turn your passion into<br />
a career at HSDC alton<br />
At HSDC Alton, we pride ourselves on<br />
offering professional-standard facilities<br />
for our students, aiming to help prepare<br />
them for their future careers...<br />
We recently opened our fantastic new Gaming & Creative Digital<br />
Studios, featuring 10 classrooms and collaborative spaces<br />
equipped with 48 high-end PCs and 64 Dell Alienware gaming<br />
PCs.<br />
This project has been successful thanks to an investment<br />
of £1.25m supported by the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise<br />
Partnership (LEP), who worked with our College to develop these<br />
studios to reflect real-life workspaces of people working in digital<br />
industries.<br />
HSDC Principal Mike Gaston said: “I’m delighted that, with<br />
the support of the Enterprise M3 LEP, we are in the vanguard<br />
of developing education in the digital and gaming industries,<br />
a vibrant and expanding sector which offers countless<br />
opportunities for young people.<br />
“We are immensely proud of these new facilities, which will not<br />
only help students to get the most out of their time at HSDC, but<br />
will also prepare them for their future careers by providing an<br />
environment for learning which reflects the workplaces of these<br />
future digital professionals.”<br />
During this academic year, these modern facilities will house<br />
students on our Level 2 and Level 3 Creative Media Production<br />
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and T Level Digital : IT Production, Design & Development<br />
courses.<br />
From September 2022, students enrolling on our Level 3 Esports<br />
course launching next year will also be taught in this space, using<br />
the Gaming Studios and the Dell Alienware high-end gaming<br />
PCs.<br />
First-year Games Design & Development students were delighted<br />
to meet visitors at the grand opening of the building, showcasing<br />
their skills after just a few weeks of lessons.<br />
Paul Carter, Assistant Principal Vocational Curriculum, said: “The<br />
Gaming & Creative Digital Studios have allowed students to work<br />
and learn in a professional industry-standard space.<br />
“This facility will allow them to prepare for their careers in the<br />
exciting gaming and creative digital sector. The design, layout<br />
and high-end facilities will support digital skills development and<br />
collaborative working.”<br />
Visit hsdc.ac.uk/alton to find out all about studying at HSDC<br />
Alton and apply now for September 2022.<br />
PLUG IN<br />
& GET<br />
STARTED<br />
WITH A DIGITAL QUALIFICATION<br />
AT HSDC ALTON & LEARN IN OUR<br />
NEW GAMING & CREATIVE DIGITAL<br />
STUDIOS!<br />
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR<br />
DIGITAL & CREATIVE COURSES<br />
HSDC.AC.UK/ALTON<br />
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