Vote for Weymouth College student Michele to win national learning award

Weymouth resident, Michele Marlow, is calling on

the people of Weymouth & Portland and the rest of the South West to

vote for her to win a national learning award.  

Michele, 43,

was recently crowned the South West’s Outstanding Learner at the

learndirect Achievement Awards. She will now battle it out against 11

other regional winners across England and Wales for the learndirect

People’s Choice Award, voted for by the UK public.  

Michele is

a single mum, who went to learndirect at Weymouth College lacking

confidence but keen to develop new skills to update her qualifications.

Despite having a serious illness, Michele passed her word processing,

spreadsheets and CLAIT qualifications, all to a high standard. She then

progressed on to an ITQ, undertaking work experience at the centre to

help complete required tasks. Michele has also gone on to achieve her

Level 2 Maths qualification, and her tutors are rightly very proud.  

Laura

Williams, Centre Manager and Facilitator at Weymouth College, who

nominated Michele for the award, said: “Despite suffering from a

serious illness, Michele has always been determined to learn, missing

just one learndirect session in two years, which is incredible. Not

once did she moan about her health problems - her commitment to learn

always shone through. Michele is an inspirational learner.”  

The

People’s Choice Award recognises the learner who has the most

inspirational story to tell about how they have overcome difficulties,

disability or adverse circumstances to achieve through learning. To win

the national award, Michele needs people from the South West to vote

for her.  

To back Michele as your favourite learner, go to www.learndirect.co.uk/awards

from the 16 August and cast your vote. The People’s Choice Award winner

will be announced at the national learndirect Achievement Awards

ceremony in October, which will take place in London.  

Click here to read Michelle's story in full.

You can also see Michelle talking about her learndirect experience by visiting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CCglIw5-c0