Julie aims to help people making career changes
A former lecturer who landed her job after returning to the classroom in her 30s has launched a business to help others make a career change.
In 2004, Sunderland mum Julie Welsh was working as a family liaison officer when she decided to go back into education and study for a degree.
That decision not only led to a 15-year career as a lecturer in education – it sparked a passion for lifelong learning and now she has launched her own business to support mature students to pursue and achieve their ambitions.
Julie has been working with Sunderland’s North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) to launch Adults Achieving – with Julie offering one-to-one tuition for adults in further and higher education.
She provides support including help with English, IT and study skills, as well as coaching, smarter ways to study and confidencebuilding.
Julie expects to be busy as more people than ever consider their post-pandemic careers.
She said: “There is always appetite for career change when people get to
their 30s and 40s but I expect Coronavirus will prove a catalyst for a lot more change.
“People have had a chance to reflect on their lives or have had changes to their circumstances that will lead them to do new things."
She added: “I want to use my experience to help.”
Julie worked with the BIC to prepare her business for launch, attending group workshops and one-to-one sessions with business adviser and start-up specialist Victoria Moodie.
She added: “Victoria has been a phenomenal support. She made everything feel easy and kept me focused and on track throughout this whole journey.”
Victoria said: “Julie’s experience is a perfect example of how business ownership can prove a great extension to a successful career.
“She has accrued a wealth of transferrable skills and is now using this experience, energy and empathy in a new way to benefit others and to fulfil her own ambitions.”
To find out more email juliew.adultsachieving@gmail. com to arrange a free chat.