Fiona Evans – Diploma in ICT Swansea Uni Winter Graduation 2013 – Video




Fiona Evans - Diploma in ICT Swansea Uni Winter Graduation 2013
http://www.swansea.ac.uk/graduation It was a proud day for Fiona Evans on Thursday, January 24 as she received a Higher Education (HE) Diploma in ICT: Web Design and Multimedia from Swansea University after four years of study. Fiona, aged 48, from Llanelli, received her award at the University #39;s Winter Degree and Award Congregations, during the congregation for the Department of Adult Continuing Education (DACE), held at the City and County of Swansea #39;s Grand Theatre. While today was a happy day of celebration for Fiona and her family, including husband Russell who attended the congregation, her return to learning came about after overcoming adversity and personal challenges. "When you #39;ve been through something traumatic like losing a limb, you can feel very isolated, and you need something positive to focus on and which will give you your confidence back," she said. Following the end of her hospital treatment and rehabilitation, which included an artificial limb, Fiona became a member of the Dyfed Amputee Self-Help Group (DASH). "DACE #39;s community-based course was very flexible and enabled me to study and further my skills, around the challenges I was facing at the time." As part of the Web Design and Multimedia course work, Fiona brought both her DASH and DACE interests together and used her newly-acquired skills to develop a much-needed website for the community support group. And the new site has enabled DASH to raise funds selling wristbands, and Fiona has also used the ...

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