Success Stories

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.

Pitman Training Reading student, Vasia, looked into training to improve the quality and efficiency of her work in her current role in customer service. She also wanted to be able to look for further and more exciting opportunities in the future.

Following a challenging time facing redundancy, Alison boosted her CV by studying with Pitman Manchester, gaining an incredible Distinction grade for her Administration Assistant Diploma!

Hayley utilised some additional time to update her skills as part of her accounting qualification with the team at Pitman Manchester.

Emillie had been working as a PA for 4 years, but wanted a qualification to demonstrate the skills she had learnt previously, as well as enhance these further, so she enrolled on the Professional Executive PA Diploma.

It is a great success for Olivia to complete her Diploma with Distinction and here at Pitman we are very proud of her achievement.

"Although the whole experience has been challenging with having to balance work, kids, the dog, caring for my grandparents and studying, I’ve also really enjoyed it, learning new aspects of each department with each module and the depth of knowledge I didn’t realise I would get."

“I have been able to combine studying and working full-time. The courses have given me the knowledge and practical skills required to advance in my career with the aim of becoming a qualified Accountant."

"I am currently working as a Group Executive Assistant for a large Financial Services Company, there is a lot of variety in my role so I have found studying the Professional Executive Assistant qualification to be very beneficial."

"I have always enjoyed learning new skills, and being able to help people; so when I got a new job with National Innovation Centre for Ageing I was excited to be sent to Pitman for training to enable me to develop my role."

"I can honestly say that it is thanks to my studies at Pitman Training Peterborough that I have set myself on a new career path. It is a life changing experience for me. Coming to the UK from abroad, I never thought that I would be able to establish a career, even better, than I would be able back in my country."