“I heard about Bury Adult Learning Service when my husband attended a photography course signposted by the Bury Carers Forum a few years ago. I had been ill for a long time and was climbing the walls at home so I enrolled on several courses, including sewing...have to say I wasn’t very good!
Before I became ill, I had been working in a call centre, so after 10 years I decided it wasn’t the job for me. In the meantime, I enrolled on more courses to help my well-being, including baking and budgeting. I spotted the Health and Social Care Level 1 course and decided to give it a go. Care work was not something I am going to pretend I had always wanted to do, however, I found the course inspiring and also taught me about my personality through some professional tools which I found really interesting. The tutor was fantastic, always encouraging and helping me to achieve my goals. She had a thousand stories so the course was not just ‘head stuck in a book.’
When I’d finished the course I started to apply for care work. I managed to get a job with a really nice employer in my town of Prestwich as a Support Worker.
I never dreamt of care work as a career choice, but between the course at Bury Adult Learning Service which I enjoyed and gave me the inspiration to become a care worker, and my new employer who looks after me, I have found my forever job! I’m now studying my NVQ Level 3.”
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