Ellie Plans Her Journey to University With SERC

Ellie completed her GCSEs at Fort Hill Integrated College, Lisburn, after she moved to Northern Ireland from Scotland. Ellie comments, “I didn’t know much about SERC or other colleges, because there was really only school and university in Scotland, but I knew school wasn’t for me. I found out that my local SERC campus was easy to get to from where I live, and my friends who were already on courses there recommended it to me, so I went to an open day and talked to a tutor. After talking to the tutor, I decided to apply.” 

“The HNC in International Travel and Tourism Management teaches you a lot about tourism, including why people travel to certain places for culture, history, economics, and the environment. I particularly enjoyed the management and leadership modules. We also had to make an Instagram page for a business we got to make up ourselves, and then do our best to promote it, which I found fun because I would love to enter the corporate and marketing side of the industry.  

“You have quite a bit of freedom on the course– we were taught a lot of theory and then went and wrote up coursework ourselves based on the theory. There is lots of help from tutors as well, but I like the more independent style of learning, and since I’d like to go to university to study, it also prepares me for university-style study too.  

“School wasn’t for me, I didn’t like the rigid structure of the classes and teaching, whereas at SERC everyone is studying in their own style and it’s a lot better for learning. SERC is accommodating to everybody, and the tutors are also very good in the way that they teach the course information. I would definitely recommend SERC.” 

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