Studied: Level 2 Skills for Further Study (Pre-Access) followed by Access to Social Work Progression: BA Social Work at University of Birmingham After 17 years working in an accounts office and then taking voluntary redundancy, Jodie Leonard was ready to …
Studied: Access to Health Professions Progression: Operating Department Practice Degree at Coventry University As someone who has ‘always loved a challenge’ and who ‘likes to push themselves’, it was natural for Olutayo Oluokin to aim to go to university and …
Studied: Access to Business and Management and GCSE Maths & English Progression: University of Law undergraduate ‘A game changer’ is how Richard Evans describes his position as a law undergraduate and his future ambition to work as a barrister or …
Studied: GCSE Biology. Chemistry and Physics and Access to Science Progression: Biomedical Science degree at Aston University After 15 years of working in marketing, Julie Edge decided to try something completely different. Working towards a career as a virology specialist …
Studied: Distance Learning Courses, followed by Access to Health Progression: Mental Health Nursing Degree at the University of Wolverhampton Natalie Guy never imagined that a short distance learning course would give her the confidence to continue studying all the way …
Resilience and self-belief are the two key qualities that have helped Jessica Barker change career from care manager to social worker at Walsall Council. Her new role came about after she completed an Access to Social Work course at Walsall …
Moving to the UK from Jamaica, primary school teacher Ray discovered his qualifications did not make him eligible for a similar role here and he needed to retrain. “I found the course here very tailored to the needs of learners, …
“I wanted to enhance my quality of life by doing something I have a passion for. Education opens wider view of life and opportunities and I feel that by pursuing higher level study, I’m providing a good example to my …