Lesona Seuluga
NZSE Health Graduate, Auckland
“I wanted to learn how to care for elderly people because of my past experience with the elderly in the islands."
Student Support
“One day I went to see Puna from Student Services and withdraw, but one smile can change everything. Puna took me in to see my course coordinator Lesley and they gave me a reason to stay, encouraging me to ‘think about my future'."
Friendships
From then on Lesona made some good friends and not only worked hard to complete our Level 2 course, but finished her NZ Certificate Health and Wellbeing (Level 3) and NZ Certificate Health and Wellbeing – Advanced Care and Support (Level 4).
“I slowly met new friends and enjoyed hanging out with other students from different cultural backgrounds. Then after a couple of months I became a one of the top students from Healthcare Level 3. I was so proud of myself."
Since then, Lesona was offered a place of study for nursing which she pursued after finishing with NZSE. Her advice to all students is,
“You only fail if you quit, when you feel like you're being challenged the most, believe in where you're heading.”
