I wasted no time contacting them. My details were taken by Marion and I shortly received a phone call from Noel to discuss the course and finally the call from Brendan to say all was good. I had been given a taster course to see how I liked it. All went well, so I had no problem enrolling for Level 3 and to my surprise it was free of charge.
The first day arrived and I was to meet my new classmates, that was not at all disappointing from the first day we all hit it off and became friends in and out of class. Always helped each other had great fun and plenty of laughs together. Some will be my friends for a lot of years to come.
Things were going very well with the course and I had plans made to start my own business with the help of a scheme called “start your own business enterprise”. The day came when I was officially a business called “JR Design Upholstery”. I seemed to hit the ground running and things went really well from the start, with Noel always there to help out when needed. Unfortunately, things went so well I reluctantly had to pull out of Level 5 after only 1 year. Still it was great to be so busy with work, but I do hope to get back at some stage and finish it. Sarah and Noel have put so much into Level 5 with art and upholstery combined there is so much to learn. That ends my story. For now all I can say is a big Thank you to all in the Q centre. It’s home away from home, and to Noel, whom I regard as a good friend.
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Thinking of returning to education as an adult? You may find the following resources helpful:
One Step Up: https://www.onestepup.ie/
Fetch Courses: https://www.fetchcourses.ie/
eCollege: https://www.ecollege.ie/
JR Design Upholstery: https://www.facebook.com/JR-Design-Upholstery-115844156455861/
The Q Centre, Mallow, Cork ETB: https://www.facebook.com/TheQCentre/
Starting your own Business local enterprise programme: https://www.localenterprise.ie/Discover-Business-Supports/Training-Programmes/Start-Your-Own-Business-Programme/