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Episode 3: Striving for a better life with Nimaya Lodu
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Determined to move beyond “survival jobs”, Nimaya has retrained as a Health Care Aide with aspirations to become a Licensed Practical Nurse. He shares his inspiring story of making a major career transition while building a life for himself and his young family in a new country.
We talk about...
- living in constant danger in South Sudan
- getting educational credentials assessed in Canada and realizing that his degree would not be recognized here
- taking survival jobs as a means to an end but continuing to hold a vision for a better future
- upgrading at NorQuest College and signing up for a new career as a Health Care Aide
- working full-time and going to school full-time for six long months! Doing assignments on breaks and readings at midnight. Even Nimaya doesn’t know how he managed to do it!
- how the Health Care Aide certificate is one step towards the bigger goal of becoming a nurse
- comparing getting an education in South Sudan vs in Canada
- embracing the challenge of starting over in a new country
Learn more about academic upgrading at NorQuest College.
Learn more about the Academy of Learning Health Care Aide program
Find other great podcasts on the Alberta Podcast Network
35 episodes
Manage episode 244448010 series 2422105
Determined to move beyond “survival jobs”, Nimaya has retrained as a Health Care Aide with aspirations to become a Licensed Practical Nurse. He shares his inspiring story of making a major career transition while building a life for himself and his young family in a new country.
We talk about...
- living in constant danger in South Sudan
- getting educational credentials assessed in Canada and realizing that his degree would not be recognized here
- taking survival jobs as a means to an end but continuing to hold a vision for a better future
- upgrading at NorQuest College and signing up for a new career as a Health Care Aide
- working full-time and going to school full-time for six long months! Doing assignments on breaks and readings at midnight. Even Nimaya doesn’t know how he managed to do it!
- how the Health Care Aide certificate is one step towards the bigger goal of becoming a nurse
- comparing getting an education in South Sudan vs in Canada
- embracing the challenge of starting over in a new country
Learn more about academic upgrading at NorQuest College.
Learn more about the Academy of Learning Health Care Aide program
Find other great podcasts on the Alberta Podcast Network
35 episodes
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