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Student Insight: Angela Waterhouse


 

Q) Age

A) 25

Q) Where do you live?

A) Gaborone, Botswana

Q) Which course are you currently studying?

A) Certificate in Management (University of Wales)

Q) What are your living circumstances?

A) I live in my own house, am married and have 2 beautiful children, a boy and a girl.

Q) Do you work full-time or part-time and where?

A) I work full time in the restaurant as a manager/shareholder in business, we are business partners with my husband.I sometimes help my husband in the other business that we own which is a pest control company in which we deal with termites and other insects which damages vegetation and buildings.

Q) Why did you choose RDI?

A) I saw them on the website. Later on I thought of giving it a try. As I started with them I came to know that they offer the best education than any other I could think of and when it comes to communication with students or trying to help the student I find them swift in responding. If all goes well I would like to go as far as to have a degree with them and I will recommend them to whoever would want my advice in the future about quality education.

Q) Did you always think you'd be studying for your qualifications?

A) Not really.

Q) Any adversity or issues along the way?

A) I am very excited about the lessons I am studying through RDI - they are very interesting lessons and they are sharpening me up big time!

Q) How has Higher Education changed your career, personal life or you as a person?

A) A lot of things have changed in my career and my life and I will just mention few of them which are as follows: In business I no longer waste time as I used to and personally I have become a good communicator. I can listen to someone carefully without switching off and I can read people's physical gestures. And not to forget I have also become a very good wife and mother because I always pay attention to my family when we are having a conversation.

Q) What do you believe are the main benefits of distance learning?

A) It serves me well financially and with time.

Q) What will your qualification give you and what is next?

A) My qualifications will give me the opportunity to reach the goals I have always wanted in life and my next step will be to proceed from certificate to the advanced level.


 

Course taken by Angela

Certificate in Management (University of Wales)


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