A success story

Mary’s success story.

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Skills for Work | 05 September 2024

Mary Emebeyo, a 50-year-old single mother of three, has been unemployed for over 10 years. Looking to regain her confidence and start her journey towards becoming a self-employed product designer, Mary joined our Skills for Work Creative Industries course.

Throughout the course, she connected with other creative students, sharing their experiences and aspirations. The programme introduced her to a range of job roles, sectors, and the skills and qualifications needed to succeed in the creative industry.

Though she initially struggled with motivation, Mary rediscovered her self-belief and developed a clear plan to become self-employed receiving additional support to help her kickstart her business. The eight-day Creative Industries course has truly transformed her outlook and her journey shows how empowering the right support and learning can be in unlocking new opportunities and personal growth.

“Mary has come on in leaps and bounds, she has really applied herself as a student on the course and absorbed every bit of knowledge. Mary now knows how to sell her work online; she knows how to create a portfolio of her work and where to get support with her self-employment.”

Mark Pheonix, Get Set UK Employability Tutor,

“I really can’t believe how much I have changed whilst on the eight-day Creative Industries course with Get Set UK and the trainer Mark Phoenix. I’ve found my focus, and I have more clarity, self-belief and self-motivation, I now believe there is a way to achieve my goals, I have a plan, steps and know where and how to get the support that I’ll need to be a successful artist, designer and entrepreneur.”

Mary Emebeyo, Skills for Work participant,

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