South Swindon MP Heidi Alexander met students and staff of UTC Swindon after officially opening new Cyber Security and Esports facilities.
The equipment will equip students of the specialist college for careers as diverse as game design, security and various branches of engineering.
In addition to performing the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the MP met students and staff, and toured the new facilities as well as the engineering workshop.
Her guide was headteacher Hollie Taylor.
Ms Alexander said during the tour: "I've just been chatting to one of the students who was explaining to me that he wanted to come here because he was interested in things like engineering and Esports, and that his grandad was an engineer as well.
"We were talking about the fact that companies are crying out for engineers and people with these skills, so the fact that we've got this educational institution in Swindon which can offer courses which meet and align with the interests of the students is an absolutely great thing."
Asked whether she was herself a fan of gaming, the MP said: "In the past I was a bit of a Tetris fiend, but I can't say that in the last few years I've had any time to do anything on my phone other than my emails or social media!"
In addition to performing the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the MP met students and staff, and toured the new facilities as well as the engineering workshop.
Her guide was headteacher Hollie Taylor.
Ms Alexander said during the tour: "I've just been chatting to one of the students who was explaining to me that he wanted to come here because he was interested in things like engineering and Esports, and that his grandad was an engineer as well.
"We were talking about the fact that companies are crying out for engineers and people with these skills, so the fact that we've got this educational institution in Swindon which can offer courses which meet and align with the interests of the students is an absolutely great thing."
Asked whether she was herself a fan of gaming, the MP said: "In the past I was a bit of a Tetris fiend, but I can't say that in the last few years I've had any time to do anything on my phone other than my emails or social media!"
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