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Yes, TAFE NSW does degrees and they lead to dream jobsĀ 

Like so many people Robin Eddie juggled study and work. With a TAFE NSW degree, she has now landed her dream job.

Yes, TAFE NSW does degrees and they lead to dream jobsĀ 

Hit the ground running

Robin's family moved to AustraliaĀ from South Africa, before she had a chance to finish her economics degree. She wanted to get into work quickly, so she studied Commercial Cookery and started working in a restaurant.

While working, she discovered that TAFE NSW offers degrees and the pieces then fell into place. Robin enrolled inĀ the Bachelor of Commerce: Applied Financial Planning, and is now employed as a Client Service Coordinator at Sherlock Wealth.

Love your job - love life

ā€œI am absolutely loving my new career; the skills Iā€™ve learned at TAFE NSW have really enhanced my ability to perform my duties and I feel like I have found my dream job,ā€ Robin says.

ā€œIā€™ve become quite attached to my clients, they open up to me and I really want to do the best I can for them.ā€

Robinā€™s employer Jacqui Sherlock, from Sherlock Wealth, says Robin is a joy to have in the office. Her positive attitude and extensive industry knowledge mean that sheā€™s an invaluable asset to the team.

ā€œShe brings with her up to date knowledge of what is being taught about the industry to students. She knows about best practice and as a result, has just been appointed our compliance champion.

ā€œWe love having Robin in our team. Sheā€™s happy, hard working, smart and reliable. She gets on well with the team and every client she meets. Sheā€™s a people person which is very important in our business because itā€™s all about people at the end of the day,ā€ Jacqui says.

You get a teacher and a mentor

Robin is grateful to have learned from such experienced, industry relevant teachers and to have directly benefited from their real world experience.

ā€œAll of my TAFE NSW teachers had worked in the industry and had so much industry knowledge to share, one of my teachers just had this spark ā€“ you can tell that sheā€™s lived it and knows exactly what itā€™s like ā€“ she could tell me first-hand what to do in real-life scenarios.ā€

Robinā€™s teacher, Sally Luxton, said Robin was a standout student and due to her positive attitude, was clearly destined for great things.

ā€œRobin has a calming outlook on life despite the pressures of balancing work and study, so she always arrived with a smile. She adapted so quickly to our applied teaching methods so it was a natural progression for her to gain employment during her penultimate year,ā€ Sally says.

The future is sound

Robin has chosen a trusted and stable profession, with research showing the number of people working as financial investment advisors and managers will remain consistent over the next five years.

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