Shelly Zhao

Course / Qualification	Entry to Employment (e2e), apprenticeship in Children's Care, Learning and Development
Place of study	YMCA Training

19 year old Shelly Zhao has recently been highly commended by the City and Guilds for all of her hard work and her achievements. When Shelly came to England from China in April 2003 she was unable to speak any English. She joined the Entry to Employment (e2e) program at YMCA Salford centre two years later, with a limited command of the English language. Through hard work and dedication to her training and studies, she now speaks English fluently.

Shelly worked extremely hard to develop her language skills, she not only attended the e2e course, but also studied English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) at an evening class during her spare time. She completed the e2e programme after a year, and progressed to an Apprenticeship in Children’s Care, Learning and Development. Throughout her training, Shelly has attended a placement four days a week, at Fledglings Day Nursery, giving her practical experience along with the opportunity to improve her language and communication skills.

Shelly has already completed her key skills and a technical certificate towards her Apprenticeship and was delighted to pass her recent communications test, a real achievement for someone who speaks English as a second language. Shelly finished her Apprenticeship in April 2007.

The written work that Shelly had completed for her Apprenticeship was submitted to the City and Guilds and she was highly commended in recognition of the high quality of the work, particularly in light of the fact that she is not a native English speaker.

This page was last updated on 3 October 2009