University students host race day
STUDENTS have been enjoying a different kind of course work after swapping the classroom for the race track.
Events and tourism students from University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) hosted a race day at Ffos Las Racecourse in an exciting initiative linked to their degree programme.
Supporting the future talent of the hospitality industry, this unique collaboration between UWTSD and Ffos Las Racecourse gave the students the opportunity to put their learning into practice by hosting and managing all aspects of the race day.
Acting general manager for the day was Summer Cavanagh, a final year events and internation- al festival management student, who said: “I am honoured to have been given the responsibility to plan a real-life event of this stature and have the opportunity as a management team to showcase our professional skills”.
The event, which was televised by Sky
Sports Racing and S4C, was designed to provide them with real-life hospitality and management experience.
Jacqui Jones, programme manager, said: “This event was just one of many aimed at giving our students the skills to become future leaders in their chosen fields. Creative and critical thinking, flexibility to respond to challenges and opportunities, as well as understanding business and sustainability are key aims for the university to help us to progress our learners’ careers.
“Our excellent collaborative partnerships in industry enable us to undertake live projects like this.
“I cannot thank Ffos Las and our supporting industry partners enough for giving our students such an excellent opportunity.
“The students were fantastic from start to finish and delivered an event that was professional at all times and watching them grow and develop in confidence as they did so was so rewarding.”