24/08/10
Coleg Morgannwg helps three unfulfilled sisters get the career bug
Three sisters from Pontypridd who found themselves unfulfilled with their jobs, signed up for the same college course on the same day and are now looking forward to brighter futures.
Bethan Edwards, 27, Rhianydd Edwards, 25, and Zoe Najian, 19, from Cilfynydd, embarked on the humanities course at Coleg Morgannwg to improve their future career prospects and will now all go on to university.
Bethan, previously a stay-at-home mum to three-year-old Alys, thought university would never be an option. At school, she didn’t complete GCSEs because she had epilepsy which made her so ill that she had to leave school at 15. At Coleg Morgannwg Bethan has been able to complete her GCSEs as well as an OCN in humanities.
Zoe, who was previously working on a production line at a factory, is also working towards the OCN.
Both Bethan and Zoe hope to go to university next year after completing the diploma at Coleg Morgannwg to become primary school teachers.
Rhianydd, who was working in a bar before she started at Coleg Morgannwg, already had AS levels so was able to bypass the OCN course and go straight onto the diploma course. Would-be support worker Rhianydd is going to Cardiff University this September to study supportive housing.
Bethan said: “We all found ourselves really de-motivated and unfulfilled in what we were doing with our lives. So when we heard about Coleg Morgannwg’s open day we thought we’d go along and see what they had to offer. When we realised how easy it could be to get some qualifications, we instantly signed up and haven’t looked back since.
“I’m so pleased that I’ve been given a second chance to do my GCSEs and Coleg Morgannwg has been really supportive in helping me achieve my goals. Also my daughter goes to the college crèche which is a big help, and it’s reassuring knowing that she is so close.”
Coleg Morgannwg offers a range of courses for all ages, including engineering, IT, hairdressing and a variety of A Levels.
Coleg Morgannwg principal Judith Evans said: “Bethan, Rhianydd and Zoe have all worked tremendously hard and have a very bright future ahead of them. At Coleg Morgannwg we want to provide as many educational opportunities as possible, and success stories like this show how individuals, with good support, can gain excellent qualifications that they once thought were beyond their capability.”
For more information about Coleg Morgannwg visit www.morgannwg.ac.uk
