Specialist Courses Success Stories

Future Plans

Lisa has attended the Young Mums To Be course at our Bristol centre over a period of 3 months and as a result, is now extremely confident about her options for the future and plans to apply for a childcare course at Bristol City College. During her time at Young Mums To Be, Lisa has gained confidence and developed her communication skills. Her Training Adviser Dannie Curtis observed "I have seen her confidence grow from a young woman who would not participate in group discussions, to a young woman who now not only openly discusses issues, but also encourages others to participate." 

Vicky's Story

Vicky is an active member of the Young Mums To Be group at Bristol and is extremely outgoing and eager to assist others. Vicky never enjoyed written work, but during her time at Young Mums To Be, her writing skills have improved significantly. Her Training Adviser Dannie commented that "Vicky has produced a fantastic baby book for her unborn child and took great care and effort throughout this task. I have seen Vicky mature over the past few months and it has been a pleasure to see the high quality of work she is able to produce through the support of the course."

How One Man Found his Feet

James* left school not knowing what training or employment he would like to enter and with no qualifications. He had an unstable home life and was looking to move to independent accommodation when he joined the Mural Design course, part of the CANVAS project at our Leeds centre.

Right from the outset, James had an excellent record of attendance and timekeeping, often arriving half an hour before CANVAS opened and on days when he was not time-tabled to attend. Over the duration of the course, James found housing in a hostel for young people and began looking for permanent accommodation through the council.

While at CANVAS, James developed excellent drawing skills and completed wider Key Skills: Improving Own Learning and Performance Level 1. He also acquired a keen interest in music production and attended a part-time course alongside his days at CANVAS. After completing the CANVAS course, he progressed to the e2e programme and is still in training at Lifeskills Learning Music Production and Graphic Design. He has now found permanent housing and is applying to further education colleges to start a course in September.

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