Culture, Media, Sports and the Arts; Leisure, Hospitality and Tourism - Learner Case Studies
Watch the videos, filmed at Creative Networks (a monthly networking event at Leeds College of Art and Design) to find out about Progression within this sector.
Click on the relevant name to read the learner case studies:
SharonSharon came as a very raw recruit to higher education and her feelings of self worth were limited, to quote “I’m just a Mum and a Housewife”. As an ex-dinner lady at a local school – Sharon had a life changing moment when questioning what was she going to do with her life and enrolled on a two year foundation degree in E-Technology at Park
Lane College...
Keely
Keely began her studies at Wakefield College on the Level 1 programme and then progressed through Level 2 to the Level 3 programme, which she achieved with flying colours resulting in her now working towards her Level 4 qualification (HND) in dance.
Keely recognised that by continuing into higher education, she would gain the best route forward into working in the community to achieve her goal of supporting young people in similar situations to herself and also
develop opportunities for employment...
Ben - Workforce Development Manager
Ben works for Active Norfolk, an organisation that works in partnership with all of Norfolk’s local authorities to promote and develop sporting provision: ‘My role is strategic in improving and increasing the number of coaches, sports development officers, sports and community clubs.’...
David - Volunteer CuratorOn leaving school there were only two subjects I was passionate about, one was the environment and the other was art. When seeking advice to a future career and associated prospects, it was environmental science that offered the most logical and visible career path. At school Art was never given full credit and I had to take Art as an additional A-level as well as three other subjects. Nonetheless I finished school with an
A* in Art GCSE and ‘A’ in Art A-level...
Katy - Broadcast Journalist
During the final year of her degree in English and Drama, Katy realised she needed practical skills to give her career options. An early experience of TV influenced her choice of a postgraduate degree in broadcast journalism....