PATH Alumni

Sally Formita

One of our participants Sally has recently outlined how we have helped them to achieve their goals. Here's what she had to say... What difficulties and barriers did you face before you engaged with PATH Yorkshire? The biggest difficulty that I had was being...

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Samera Hussain

I struggled for years in getting a job in the Health Sector. PATH have given me the route into an NHS Traineeship as a Phlebotomist. PATH helped me gain practical work experience, it developed my knowledge and skills, helped me to gain employment. I studied a Science...

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Dorine Okingo

I lacked self-confidence and have been applying for several jobs, been called to a number of interviews but been unsuccessful in my applications. Then I came to PATH Yorkshire because I thought being an African, they will give me a chance and support me with job...

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Joanne Beckford

I joined PATH Yorkshire's 'SECOND CHANCE' Project. Through the project, I completed the 2 courses, access counselling and one-to-one support. At the beginning, an Action Plan was agreed between me and my PATH Adviser with specifics of what I am hoping to achieve...

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Serena Johnson

Comments from supervisor at the start of the programme. “Serena is too young to be a researcher but has a lot of enthusiasm, determination and motivation.  I think she will make it if she maintains this” Supervisors comments on Path programme ending: “Serena’s year...

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Wellington Moyo

In 2007 I got a lifetime opportunity of joining PATH Yorkshire as a Trainee Community Development Worker. The assistance PATH gave to me during my year of training helped me a great deal in finding a job and I am still working here today. The management team were very...

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Waynes Niles

“The day I lost my job is the same day I filled out the application for this placement. It’s a day I won’t forget because although I feared facing an uncertain future, little did I realise that a new door was opening at the same time.” Wayne Niles started his new...

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Sinentokozo Moyo

S. Moyo came from Zimbabwe to the UK and began work as a care assistant whilst studying. After this she applied for asylum and was stopped from working for 6 years and resulted in her having no work experience which made it very difficult for her to gain employment....

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Ronald Williams

I have had a remarkable 12 months as a PATH trainee.  Although I previously required a degree in Electronics, I always felt this was not the area of work I wanted to pursue.  After a brief period of illness, I decided I would like to focus in another area of work. ...

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Humphrey Omorodion

In 2003 I graduated from London Guildhall University at the age of 38. At this age most people would have resigned to their fate and continue to pursue whatever career they were in. With a degree in accounting and finance, but without experience in the profession, my...

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Mohammed Lamine Kaba

M. Kaba came to PATH in 2008 for a graduate recruitment drive and gained a placement in an Adult Social Care team with Leeds Social Services. As part of the programme he gained a qualification in Health and Community Care via Leeds Metropolitan University. Kanval then...

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Michelle Lee

I graduated in 2009 and struggled to find a job in my area of interest (technology). Reasons for this included not having enough experience in the sector, not applying to jobs of interest because of this lack of experience and confidence in my abilities. I found PATH...

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Matthew Nkemdirim

Matthew completed his university degree and became a qualified accountant after passing his Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) examinations. However, he struggled to secure a role in Accounting and Finance as most firms he applied to decided he had...

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Mark Forrest

I came to Leeds from Edinburgh to study for a degree and worked in the media industry for a number of years. Later I worked in a government Quango where I was eventually made redundant as the company closed down. Before I became involved with the PATH programme I was...

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Mahmudar Rahman

I first heard of PATH after meeting Jessica at the Jobcentre and they were incredibly helpful, they introduced me to the apprenticeships website, and through this avenue I eventually found employment. Their advice I found was very much worth listening to, following...

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Kiran Hussain

K. Hussain came to PATH because one of her friends managed to gain employment very quickly with the help of PATH and gained a referral via Connexions. She had GCSE’s and incomplete A levels with limited work experience and was struggling with her confidence in job...

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Janine Lewis

Janine finished her A levels and her confidence wasn’t very strong, especially when it came to raising issues at work properly. She aspired to work in the education sector or become a writer or an artist. When she saw the vacancies for training, she came to PATH and...

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Fadzai Mangena

I heard about PATH through a friend. I saw this as an opportunity to develop my skills and experience in using the computer as well as improving my communication skills through face to face and over the telephone with customers. I have really enjoyed my experience as...

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Denise Kambane

As a recent graduate in Sociology, Denise had little work experience and was finding it hard to gain employment. She aspired to become a teacher or university lecturer and was recommended to PATH via the Jobcentre. Aki became her employability mentor who she really...

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Christina Sipanera

Christina came to PATH with 4 GCSE’s and BTEC’s in Access to Health and Social Care and Business and Aviation. Her problem was that her previous job roles were unrelated to her ideal job and this lack of experience made it difficult to get into employment. As she...

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