Learner stories from the UK

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  • Rebecca: "A picture of myself at my graduation ceremony with my children by my side now hangs on my office wall and brings a smile to my face every time I look at it."

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    Rebecca, 39, Senior Project Manager at Serco

    Rebecca enrolled on the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship while working as a prison officer at HMP Dovegate. For her apprenticeship project, she successfully pitched to invite a...

  • Jason: "Learning has also made me feel like a man again, and because of this my sons have got their dad back."

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    Jason, 48, Caretaker at Together Housing

    Jason was recovering from severe brain damage and years of homelessness when he found training opportunities and a new sense of direction through Newground Together. Jason’s success in lea...

  • Fakhra: "When I first started my ESOL course at Oldham Council’s Lifelong Learning Service, I couldn’t speak English"

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    Fakhra, 35, Social Care Worker

    Fakhra spoke no English when she moved to the UK in 2010 and lacked the confidence to explore beyond her home environment. When her husband died shortly after she gave birth to her third child, adult lea...