Future Me Podcast

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This is our careers and employability podcast, sharing career journeys and tips so that students can look up, look forward and be in the know.

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The episodes will bring a range of career stories and nuggets of valuable advice from employers, careers advisers, students and graduates, straight to your eardrums!

This podcast is designed to help you in the next steps of your journey, whether you already have a clear idea of where you want to get to or if you're looking for a bit of guidance on what to do next.

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Alumni Stories: Child and Youth Studies, Rebecca Poyner

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Find out more about the educational and professional experiences of Rebecca Payner, UHI graduate.

In the first episode of Series 3 of the podcast, we welcome Rebecca (Becky) Payner to discuss her career path and how her UHI degree helped her to the point she is at today.

Becky is a graduate from the BA (Hons) Child & Youth Studies degree and has gone on to be a Peer Support Worker with Moray Wellbeing Hub, starting the journey off in self-employment. Take a listen and find out more about her educational and professional journey, and her advice for current students!

Rebecca Poyner

Rebecca Poyner

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Alumni Stories: Child and Youth Studies Alumni

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Find out more about the educational and professional experiences of Sonya Morrison, UHI graduate.

In this episode we welcome Sonya Morrison to discuss her career path and how her degree from UHI got her to where she is today.

Sonya is a graduate from the BA (Hons) Child & Youth Studies degree and has gone on to be a Covid Recovery Teacher. Take a listen and find out more about her journey, her experience at UHI, and hear some useful advice for current students! Sonya also talks about work life balance, and how she managed to undertake a degree at the same time as looking after her children.

Sonya Morrison

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Find out more about the educational and professional experiences of UHI graduate, Wilma Goodlad.

In this episode we welcome Wilma Goodland to discuss her career path and how her course at UHI helped her get to where she is today.

Wilma is a graduate from the BSc (Hons) Psychology degree and has gone on to be a Director at the charity Samaritans in Shetland, after a very interesting career journey before and after her degree.

Wilma Goodlad

Wilma Goodlad

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Alumni Stories: Child and Youth Studies, Jamie Titterton

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Find out more about the educational and professional experiences of Jamie Titterton, UHI graduate.

In this episode we welcome Jamie Titterton to discuss his career path and how his UHI degree helped him get to where he is today.

Jamie is a graduate from the BA (Hons) Child & Youth Studies degree and has gone on to become a Community Learning Worker at LiveArgyll, after his course gave him the skills and confidence to pursue his current role. Take a listen, and find out more about his journey, his experience and reflections, and his advice for current students or graduates!

Jamie Titterton

Jamie Titterton

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Child and Youth Studies, Jo Johnson

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In the fifth episode of series three FutureMe podcasts we welcome Jo Johnson to discuss her career path and how her UHI degree helped her to the point she is at today.

Jo is a graduate from the BA (Hons) Child & Youth Studies degree and has gone on to be a Project Worker at Barnardos. Starting their journey off as a PSA in schools and undertaking the degree to take a slight change in path to work directly with families. Take a listen to the podcast to see how her journey has been, her experience at UHI and advice for current students.

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