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Real life stories

Take a look at some real life success stories. 

Support into education, training and employment

Read our real life stories about getting advice and support to find the right opportunities.

Abby’s story

Abby's careers adviser helped her find her path to working with animals.

Amelia’s story

Amelia had no idea what she wanted to do after she left school, but careers helped her get to military college.

Jack’s story

Jack's careers adviser helped him apply for a mechanics course at college.

Josh’s story

Josh’s careers adviser helped him to apply for an apprenticeship and kickstart his career in engineering.

Olivia’s story

Following support from a careers adviser, Olivia is thriving in an engineering apprenticeship. 

Taylor-Ann’s story

Careers advice gave Taylor-Ann the confidence to apply to her ideal college course after leaving school due to bullying.

Connor's story

Connor found his ideal apprenticeship with a local company after attending an event at his school.

Ffion's story

After finding education difficult, Ffion found success when her careers adviser helped her find a work placement.

Alex's story

17-year-old Alex overcame anxiety to continue with his career plans.

Will’s story

19-year-old Will from Cardiff shares his story of how his loss of hearing hasn’t stopped him from following his ambition to pursue a career in medicine.

Tobi's story

Advice helped Tobi move on and up with his future career plans.

Taylor's story

Taylor’s love of STEM subjects led to an engineering apprenticeship with Wales & West Utilities.

Welsh in the workplace

Read our real life stories about the benefits of learning and using Welsh in the workplace.

James' story

James is one of our Careers Advisers. Find out James' top tips for learning Welsh.

Lauren's story

Lauren is a Careers Adviser who's learning Welsh. Find out how Lauren is getting on.

Luisa's story

Luisa is a Learning and Development Co-ordinator at Careers Wales. Find out Luisa's top tips to learning the language.

Nathalie's story

Nathalie shares her experiences of learning Welsh and her tips for other learners.

Dewi's story

Find out how and why the Welsh language is important to Dewi's business, community and customers.

Employers

Discover how employers are getting involved in schools and supporting students to find out more about the world of work.

BBC Studios and BBC Cymru Wales’ story

BBC Studios and BBC Cymru Wales have been working with Willows High School in Cardiff for four years. They are a School Valued Partner and organise different activities for pupils.

Morlais’ story

Morlais is a renewable energy project that focuses on tidal power. They work with schools to make learners aware of jobs and opportunities for local people.