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Landing a dream job that “changed my life”

Late in 2020, Leah was helping her dad out at a warehouse and not getting paid. Her WINZ case manager suggested she go on the CadetMax training course. Leah had never applied for a job and didn’t feel confident in what to say in an interview, but she knew she had to learn more to achieve a dream of being an engineer someday.

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Surrounding yourself with the right people

Sri arrived in New Zealand in 2016 from a small town in India. He came in search of a better education and life and was excited about the opportunity. What he wasn’t prepared for was the cultural shock of being in a new country and found everything very difficult, the education system, ideas, thinking were nothing like he was used to.

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Barriers don’t define me

Grace arrived at our Positive Pathways Programme as a highly motivated, intelligent and well qualified young woman, but Grace was still unable to secure paid employment. That’s because job hunting for someone with cerebral palsy is hard, especially when like Grace it affects your speech.

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