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    • Before you attend your welcome day, please make sure that you scroll down and complete all 5 of the necessary tasks that are listed directly below below:

      • Task 1 - Find your temporary college password.
      • Task 2 - Write down your new college I.D and username.
      • Task 3 - Download the Gower College Swansea App 'ENGAGE' from your App-store.
      • Task 4 - Log in to your Office 365 account.
      • Task 5 - Complete your three WEST assessments.

    • Task 1 - Find your temporary college password


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      This has been sent to the number you provided on your application form within 24 hours of your confirmed enrolment.

      Be careful! The message may have come from what looks like a random mobile number depending on your phone service provider. 

      NOTE DOWN THIS PASSWORD

    • Task 2 - Write down your new college I.D and your username


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      Your college student ID number is on your ID badge and your college enrolment confirmation form. It will be similar to: DRE23123456

      Your college username is your student number followed by the suffix @stu.gcs.ac.uk

      It will look something like: DRE23123456@stu.gcs.ac.uk

    • Task 3 - Download the Gower College Swansea App 'ENGAGE' from your App-store


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      The "Engage" App will be your central hub of information during your time at college - timetables, targets, records of results, messages from the college and many other key benefits. 

      Please watch the video below on how to log in to the "Engage" App using your student ID (not your username) and your new password. 

      See how to video's below:

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      LAUNCH VIDEO "How to use eNGAGE" - English File
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      LAUNCH VIDEO "How to use eNGAGE" - Welsh File

    • Task 4 - Log in to your Office 365 account


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      You will need your Office 365 account to communicate via Teams messaging, store your work and access important programmes such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint whilst at college.  

      Please watch the video directly below on how to log in to the "Engage" App using your full college username (not just your ID) eg: DRE23123456@stu.gcs.ac.uk and your new password.

      See how to video's below:


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      LAUNCH VIDEO "How to login to 365" - English File
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      LAUNCH VIDEO "How to login to 365" - Welsh File

    • Task 5 - Complete your three WEST assessments


    • There are three Wales Essential Skills Toolkit (WEST) activities for all Level3 learners and AS learners to complete prior to starting - giving your staff an understanding of your skills levels in Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy.

      Your log in is your student ID number: eg: DRE23123456 Your Password is your date of birth (ddmmyyyy): eg: 23102007 Organisation is: Gower College To access each of the activities please search for 'Wales Essential Skills toolkit'.  Please only complete one assessment per day

    • All animated illustrations on this page are acquired from "Storyset" at www.storyset.com 

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