Pitman Success Stories

Silvana Clark - from unemployed to full-time Administrator

"Age 50 was just around the corner when I first went to Pitman to enquire about courses. I wanted to improve my work prospects and confidence; it began to show badly in job interviews."

Galina Perry - from Care Assistant to successful Entrepreneur

Galina moved to Ipswich from the Ukraine in 1994. She was working as a carer but wanted to do something different and needed to develop her skills.

Lambroulla - from shop worker to Legal Secretary in West End law firm

“I had been working as an assistant in a pharmacy since leaving school and was conscious that time was passing by, but when you’re working full time, how do you break out?”

Ade - from Call Centre Manager to Book-keeper

Ade had always been ambitious and graduated with a BSc in Economics, so when he joined a TV station as a customer service agent in their call centre, he quickly made his way through the ranks to become a call centre manager.

Ivana - from Administrative Assistant to Executive PA

“I started studying for my Executive PA Diploma and was immediately impressed at the level of support I received from Kathy in the Hammersmith centre."

Dawn - from working in retail to Office Administrator

"Having worked in the retail trade for a number of years as a Store Manager with a large high street clothes retailer I felt that I couldn’t really progress any further and was tired of just the sheer number of hours."

Charmain - from administration support to Legal Secretary / Team Leader

"My new employers were so impressed when they knew I had decided to train as a Legal Secretary for myself they offered me an alternative position as a Team Leader with a higher salary."

Dahlia Porter - career change - from Administrator to School Secretary

"I had left my current role in a bank after 21 years and was at a crossroads as to what I would like to do; life being a mad treadmill I wanted to re-skill and felt unsure of the course I should take."