College students feel inspired and motivated during Oysters and Pearls event

Sixty female students at Nelson and Colne College experienced a successful day of motivation, mentoring and discussion with 30 Lancashire business women.

Other key sessions on the day included one delivered by life coach Katy Mason who enabled students and business women to understand their character and how to build on this to progress.

“I’m also going to take away from it to never give up and have the confidence to ask questions and seek help when I need it.”

“This year, we also spent half a day with the girls prior to them meeting the business women in a workshop entitled ‘Here I Am’. The girls learned about self-belief and perception of others and were advised how to get the most out of the mentoring day

Wendy added: “It was really encouraging that the students had taken on board who we were and also that they felt they had the confidence to speak and contribute. To see the growth in such a short space of time was fantastic – that worked really well – and I think it has been another positive and very successful Oysters and Pearls event.”

“Raising aspirations is a core objective of the college and we are always there to provide the support to encourage our students to believe in themselves and their futures and to realise the opportunities out there that are achievable.”

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Nelson and Colne College will be holding a Careers Expo on Thursday 28 June from 5.30pm until 7.30pm where school leavers and parents, job seekers or individuals looking for a career change can find out everything they need to know about Apprenticeships, volunteering and work placement opportunities.

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