Roleystone mum Helen Paik was the proud recipient of the awards for Vocational Student of the Year and the High Achiever at the 2008 Central TAFE Awards, inspiring judges with her commitment to excellence in the face of adversity.
A mature age student, Helen has overcome many personal battles to achieve her life long ambition to become a nurse.
Helen completed her studies and went on to take up a sought after position with Fremantle Hospital where she undertook training as an Anaesthetic Nurse, through their graduate enrolled nursing program. She is currently working in aged care as an enrolled nurse with Amana Living to fulfil her goal to contribute to the continuous improvement of the quality of life for older people.
“I feel very privileged to have been given the opportunity to study and pursue a career in nursing,” she said.
“I am also very proud to be able to prove that age is indeed not a barrier to studying and becoming a nurse!
“The rigorous learning requirements of my Central TAFE course pushed me to lift and expand my personal levels of learning to new heights.
“I realised early in my studies that I was driven to attain the highest mark I could possibly achieve so I that I could become not just an Enrolled Nurse, but an Excellent Enrolled Nurse.”