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Driven to Success
Posted 29th January
An Afghanistan native, Ahmad entered the UK five years ago, unable to speak any English. With a burning desire to learn, he began searching the internet for a college that would give him the opportunity to grasp the English language as well as study another subject. Hackney Community College was his first choice, with its impressive range of courses and its convenient location.
A motor vehicle enthusiast since his youth, Ahmad enrolled on the popular IMI Diploma Motor Vehicle course with hopes of expanding his basic knowledge of the skill. He also studied English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) as a part-time student so that he could learn to speak English. He successfully completed both courses last year and received two certificates to show his achievement.
Ahmad feels that the College more than exceeded his expectations and that he was able to gain more than just a qualification. He also reflected a new found confidence as a result of the encouragement he received from his tutors. “My tutors have been very helpful and friendly,“ he commended. “Because of them I have more confidence and have the ability to demonstrate the skills that I have acquired.“
Despite being given extra assignments to challenge his ability, Ahmad was able to keep on top of his motor studies as well as his ESOL lessons. Ahmad even managed to make his own work tool to solve a difficult task set for him, to his teachers’ amazement.
Ahmad’s new found confidence and determination propelled him to visit several agencies and apply for jobs and he is now employed with the London Ambulance Service as a mechanic and recently passed the Class C driving test, which they sponsored him to take. He believes that the Motor Vehicle course more than prepared him for his current job role and he is overjoyed with the chance to make a valuable contribution to society.
