Michelle no longer 'kidding' about tertiary education
Published on 11 March, 2009
Gladstone's Michelle Creamer said her busy family and work commitments had prevented her from considering tertiary education in recent years.
However, with her 3 children now a bit older and more self-sufficient, she has finally taken the plunge with help from CQUniversity's Tertiary Entry Program.
TEP enrolment and promotions officer Ros Dunphy (left) with Michelle Creamer
Michelle was this week among TEP participants involved in a residential school at Rockhampton Campus and witnessed a cake being cut to mark TEP's success in enrolling a record 130 students.
TEP enrolment and promotions officer Ros Dunphy, from CQUniversity's Indigenous Learning, Spirituality & Research Centre (Nulloo Yumbah) met Michelle during a recruiting visit to Gladstone and encouraged her to turn "no" into "yes I can".
The TEP course appeals to Michelle because she can study in her own time and doesn't feel as if she is being pushed into a degree course straight away.
If she does decide to go on to an undergraduate degree it will be in area that uses her life skills - like social work or teaching.
Michelle is currently working as an Indigenous teacher aide and she hopes to continue helping children to survive in the modern world.