Success Stories

With an educational background in tropical soils and entomology and a previous role as manager of a butterfly house, Tamsin Job isn’t the typical person you’d expect to find taking a diploma in accounting. After deciding to expand her career options and develop a skillset she could use anywhere in the world, Tamsin sought out Pitman Training to help her spread her wings.

Helen McAllister had been working in the same role for 20+ years but decided she wanted a change. After finding Pitman Training, she took the Professional Executive PA Diploma with AAT to get her out of her comfort zone.

Esther McAusland recently completed Pitman Training’s Professional Executive Assistant Diploma after deciding to enhance her skillset to benefit her current job as a Personal Assistant.

Despite already having a career in product management, Krzysztof Meinicke decided he wanted to take on Pitman Training’s Administrative Assistant Diploma to update his organisational and personal computing skills.

After spending the last 10 years as a beautician, Noelle Sloane finally decided it was time for a change in career. Noelle took Pitman Training’s Medical Secretary Diploma which has helped her to pursue a career in the health sector.

Katherine Savage had spent the last 20 years working in administration and customer service roles. However, after deciding to further her career prospects and develop her skillset, she took on Pitman Training’s Executive PA Diploma.

Jane sought out Pitman Training, choosing the Medical Secretary Diploma in the hope of finding a new career in the medical sector. However, much to her amazement, things all fell into place a little faster than she’d anticipated. After just one month of studying with Pitman, Jane had already secured her first job as a secretary in a GP surgery.

I was underqualified but because of the diploma from Pitman and my apprenticeship from college they considered me, and i got the job!

For most people, the definition of ‘getting it done’ is dealing with something quickly and efficiently. For us at Pitman Training, it’s ‘Michael Bui’. In between working a full-time job as an Apple Store Genius and becoming a father, Michael completed his Advanced IT Security Engineer Diploma at Pitman Training Reading… in just nine months.