Stacey Sweeting
Access to HE
2024-25
Studying at university to become an Occupational Therapist
LMC has helped me move into a professional space as I am now heading to the University of Cumbria to become an amazing Occupational Therapist. I want to get a promising career that helps me give back to the NHS, who have helped me through a major journey.
Stacey began her journey with LMC in 2024, enrolling on the Access to HE Level 3 course. She is currently a full-time mum and volunteers with a local homeless charity, where she helps to befriend and support individuals who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or have recently been rehoused. Stacey originally studied Hairdressing, but it wasn’t the right fit for her. She later chose to study the Access to HE course particularly the Health & Social Care route.
“My time at LMC has made me more confident with academic structures for essays, reports and assignments. A highlight has been gaining confidence in Harvard referencing, which will help me at university.”
“LMC has helped me move into a professional space as I am now heading to the University of Cumbria to become an amazing Occupational Therapist. I want to get a promising career that helps me give back to the NHS, who have helped me through a major journey.”
Stacey shared that the most enjoyable parts of the course were meeting new people and learning new skills that will benefit her at university and beyond. She said that her biggest takeaways from being a student at LMC were learning to be more patient with herself and giving herself more credit, as she realised she knew more than she thought. Her proudest achievement since leaving College has been securing a confirmed place at University of Cumbria.
“The advice I would give to someone considering appying to the Access course would be that it is very intense and you need to put in a lot of hard work to get the results. However, it is worthwhile and is a huge stepping stone to progressing to university.”
Stacey’s journey shows how determination and the right support can lead to exciting new opportunities. With her university place confirmed, she’s ready to take the next step towards a fulfilling career in healthcare.
YOUR TUTOR(S)
Behind every great business is a fantastic accountant! AAT qualifications are highly valued and they can really push you to achieve great things in your career. The whole team at LMC are dedicated and excited about giving you the best possible start in your new journey!
I enjoy being part of the team and thinking of new ways to support local businesses in realising their potential. Watching learners transition from a one-day course to gaining qualifications motivates me to continue teaching at LMC.
My favourite part of the role is guiding my students through the more practical aspects of Forensic Science, especially latent fingerprint collection and evidence handling. I enjoy watching them develop their confidence and skills in these techniques
Welding particularly is like lego for adults – its great fun making things. Whereas Engineering will teach you why things are made the way they are and a combination of both will give you the skills to make almost anything you can think of! Why not give it a go!
In my role as a course tutor I’m responsible for ensuring that my students develop in many areas, and not just Hairdressing. I like to encourage my students to improve their well-being as well as support them with their personal development and learning journey, to gain the knowledge to be successful within their course to achieve the qualifications they need to progress in the industry.
Whether you're confident that you want to be a plumber/gas engineer, think you want to try your hand at it, or have no idea what you want to do - plumbing or gas work is an excellent asset for anyone to have. They're both great career options, loved by foreign countries if you're looking to travel, or at the very least will save you some money on a plumber in the future no matter what you end up doing!
ALUMNI
Sophie O'Sullivan
Stacey Sweeting
Emma Ford
Conor Windsor
Tom Hurdle
Holly Salisbury
