• Susan

I remember how different a person I was then to who I am now. I can remember feeling as though I had no confidence at all. I would get very annoyed at myself because of it. Over time I also found I had become rather un-motivated. The fact of having to get up on a Friday morning, then having to walk to the job centre to sign on was a total effort for me.

As a result of the programme I recognised a number of things about myself. Things such as: I am able to make a stand for myself; I am that confident person I knew was in there somewhere, I do have a voice and when I speak, I am heard. I can set myself a goal and achieve it. I saw I was able to respond more to situations rather than reacting to them and I found that I wasn't afraid to learn or to admit to making a mistake. I turned what I learned into action in a number of different ways. I have gained a number of different qualifications and am now training for an HNC in Business & Management".