An Oxford Circus based
student has been crowned
Student of the Year
in Pitman Training
SuperAchievers
Awards 2015.
Ruth
McCance
STUDENT
of the
YEAR
Ruth
McCance, who, having realised that chances of career progression in her
role were limited and as result decided to find new challenges and a
career that enable her to evolve and progress, has been confirmed as a
winner in the National Awards as judged by the high profile panel of
judges .
Ruth worked as a receptionist in a veterinary surgery for 6˝ years. Her
chances of promotion within the company were fairly limited as it was a
small practice. Although she loved the 'meeting new people' aspect of
the role and the admin tasks, Ruth wanted to find a career that enabled
her to progress and evolve professionally.
Following this realisation, she decided that a role as a Personal
Assistant was the profession she would like to pursue. Ruth contacted
the Pitman Training centre in Oxford Circus to gain more information on
a course which would help her fulfil her newfound career goals, and
enrolled.
Four months into her course, Ruth underwent an operation which meant she
could not get into the centre to study for 5 months. With the flexible
study and distance learning options available at Pitman Training, Ruth
was able to continue with her studies at home, and although she found it
extremely challenging at times, Ruth persevered, with the aim to fulfil
her career aspirations and not give up. Ruth said; “Being able to work
remotely was a fantastic help. I think if that option was not available
to me, keeping up the momentum after such a long time off would have
been difficult."
Through sheer determination and hard work, Ruth finished her diploma and
soon after found a new job working as a PA within a legal consulting
firm. Ruth loves her current job and is happy to be utilising the skills
she worked extremely hard to develop whilst studying. She says due to
the setup of the company she has a lot of input into how her role
develops, and is so happy to be in a career she loves.
Judge Jonny Mitchell commented
Ruth
has not allowed barriers to affect her life; determination, grit and
sheer bloody-mindedness and a brilliant work ethic.
With
fellow judge Jamie Dunn commenting
Ruth’s
ambition to develop and grow into new roles would probably not have been
realised if she had not had the opportunity to complete her course in a
flexible way that suited her personal circumstances.
After
completing the course, Ruth then used this new diploma, and new found
skills,
to enter a role that provided her with the career progression
opportunities that
she always wanted.
