James opened the new Esports and Cyber Security Suite at Halesowen College today, with the opportunity to meet College staff, students and to see the new facilities on offer.
New Esports and Cyber Security courses were launched in September, and the College have invested in state-of-the-art classrooms and equipment, including a new purpose built Esports lab with high spec gaming stations.
Students have access to their own virtual machines thanks to two high specification servers in the Cyber Lab, as well as facilities for testing ethical hacking methods and networking skills.
“I’ve been interested in cyber security myself for a long time", said James, "so it was really exciting to see this new facility and to see how it is benefitting students on this new, innovative course. Esports and cyber security are two growing industries with ever more career opportunities opening up. I wish the students that I met all the very best, and hope they succeed in whatever they go on to do next.”
Andy Dobson, Principal of Halesowen College, added, “Thank you to James Morris for coming to open our new suite. We are really excited to be providing our students with state-of-the-art new facilities which will enable them to learn the skills needed to thrive in the IT industry of the future.”
Further details on the courses that Halesowen College run in Digital Technologies are available at www.halesowen.ac.uk/study/course-area/digital-technologies/
