Achieving Ambitions! My Journey from School to the Real World

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By Elzbieta Nalepa

NVQ 2 Business and Administration

My adventure with Lewisham College (The LC) started in 2008 and continues! At that stage, I had no idea of what I wanted to do in the future, but seeing a career advisor at the Lewisham College enabled me to decide that I would join the NVQ Business and Administration Level 1 course.

The first year at the college was the biggest learning curve in terms of unpredictability and self development. The LC opened many doors for me to gain skills such as using Microsoft software, people skills, team work, confidentiality, using my own initiative and many other skills.

After some time I was offered a work placement within the organisation. I had the pleasure to work in the Teacher Training Centre, and again, I was given the chance to improve and develop myself. I was still studying and at the same time had attained an idea of working in a real office environment.

Working with professionals in the Business Bureau and Teacher Training Centre in Lewisham College showed me how important it is to be flexible, reliable, meet deadlines and to be a sound player and so on.

After passing my exams, I found a temporary vacancy in a price comparison and switching service company, in London.

I realised the benefits that my work placement at Lewisham College had facilitated me – as I felt that the course prepared me for the Admin Assistant role which was offered.

All the skills that I had gained at Lewisham College were performed in a real working office environment. Working at PCSS in London has given me an inspiration to broaden my horizon and resulted in my application to pursue a NVQ Business and Administration Level 2 to raise my personal benchmark.

Currently, I am a Level 2 student of the NVQ Business and Administration course at Lewisham College and took pride in securing a work placement within the School of Business and Computing and working with the best! This is my most successful year in terms of my personal development. I have developed my hidden passion for organising new events which made me realise what I really wanted to do in my life.

Today, I am in a position to say that I am very lucky to have met another person who recommended me to Lewisham College. My life has progressed since the day I started my course. I am very grateful to Lewisham College and its team for giving me the opportunities to change my life and to do it with pleasure!

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