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I am Lisa Newell.
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I work for North Wales Training
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and I'm a work based learning assessor
for health and social care.
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My career in social care started back
when I was 18.
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I left school and I was very determined
to become a nurse
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and I got a job in the local nursing home.
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I just loved making a difference
to people's lives.
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Just in the little things.
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Being a companion, being a support.
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It was originally just as a work experience activity
and eventually sign up to do my nursing degree.
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However, I found my calling.
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I ended up working in that nursing home
and in that time I was given
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the opportunity really to do my own work-based apprenticeship qualification.
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And whilst I was doing that, learning and developing my knowledge and understanding,
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it gave me an insight into another aspect
of health and social care,
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which was the education sector
and improving the workforce.
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When I started working in my nursing home,
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I didn't really know anything about
work-based learning or apprenticeships.
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They suit anybody, any age, any sector
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and you can come from a background
with no formal qualifications,
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or you can be an academic person,
but an apprenticeship suit you.
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So to realise
that I could still work, earning money
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whilst I was learning and
gain that valuable work experience alongside
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a qualification that was going to add more depth,
more understanding into my job role
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was really like music to my ears
and I really enjoyed it.
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I would recommend going into social
care to anyone.
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You know, if you are a caring person
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you want to make a difference to people's lives.
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Social care is the way forward.
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Within health and social care, you'll be
able to make a difference to people's lives.