Determined to move beyond “survival jobs”, Nimaya has retrained as a Health Care Aide with aspirations to become a Licensed Practical Nurse. He shares his inspiring story of making a major career transition while building a life for himself and his young family in a new country.

We talk about...

• living in constant danger in South Sudan 
• getting educational credentials assessed in Canada and realizing that his degree would not be recognized here
• taking survival jobs as a means to an end but continuing to hold a vision for a better future
• upgrading at NorQuest College and signing up for a new career as a Health Care Aide
• working full-time and going to school full-time for six long months! Doing assignments on breaks and readings at midnight. Even Nimaya doesn’t know how he managed to do it!
• how the Health Care Aide certificate is one step towards the bigger goal of becoming a nurse
• comparing getting an education in South Sudan vs in Canada
• embracing the challenge of starting over in a new country

Learn more about academic upgrading at NorQuest College.

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