It’s game on for a cutting-edge college course that has moved through the levels since being launched a year ago.

The popular Esports programme at Coleg Cambria has grown in popularity and is attracting learners from across the region to a bespoke, state-of-the-art facility in Deeside.

As well as completing modules in areas such as Games Design, Live-Streamed Broadcasting, Producing an Esports Brand, and Video Production as part of the Level 2 Diploma, a further Level 3 Diploma in Esports – Digital Marketing and Enterprise has been developed.

Esports is a booming multi-billion dollar sector, and with their squad the Cambria Chimeras already competing – and winning – in the prestigious British Esports Student Championships, the future looks bright for the fledgling qualification.

The college has even received visits from talent scouts representing some of the world’s top gaming organisations and professional teams, such as Excel Esports.

Esports lecturer Lauren Crofts, herself a keen video gamer, said:

“The feedback has been amazing since the start, and for me personally to be lecturing in something I’m so passionate about is amazing.

“Esports is a big industry and it’s only going to get bigger and bigger, so for Cambria to be at the forefront of educating the next generation of competitive gamers and workers in relevant industries – which can be anything from design and marketing to enterprise, sports psychology, event management and IT – puts us…