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Despite having a HND in beauty therapy, Rehana was unable to progress any further in her career.

Twenty-six year old Rehana Sadiq sold cosmetics and skincare products. "It was poor money and my job offered me no promotion prospects."

After seeing an advert for award-winning IT training company Computeach, Rehana decided to retrain for a new career in IT. "I read the advert in a magazine and it got me thinking about my career future".

By choosing a distance learning course, students can gain IT qualifications without giving up their day job, as they can adapt their studies to fit in with their individual lifestyles. "With Computeach I was able to continue working".

Rehana liked the idea of studying at her convenience and discovered just how flexible Computeach courses are when she suffered a slipped disk. "After having a major operation on my back I didn't give up. I just lay on the bed with my books and carried on studying!"

A major reason why Rehana chose Computeach was their IT recruitment department, Computeach Careers. They are experienced in improving a student's job-seeking skills, such as compiling a CV, aptitude tests and interview techniques. "Computeach Careers produced an excellent CV. Their job search programme helps to give students confidence and to prepare questions and answers before interviews."

Rehana has now progressed to the role of IT programmer and web designer for Ayrshire based Digital Skills. "Computeach gave me the programming skills and my project helped to get me this job".

Rehana would recommend studying IT by distance learning to anyone. "You must be able to use your own initiative and be determined to succeed. I believe anyone can do anything they really want. If I hadn't enrolled with Computeach I would still be stuck in a job with no prospects doing the same thing day after day, makeup and more make-up!"