An employee’s determination to succeed in the healthcare sector has seen her complete a Higher Apprenticeship six months ahead of schedule and gain three promotions from her employer within two years.
At the age of 24, Megan Hession manages two supported living houses, a large group of service users and staff teams for Caerphilly-based Montana Healthcare, which supports adults with a variety of complex needs.
Now she has been recognised as one of Wales’ star learners by being shortlisted for this year’s Apprenticeship Awards Cymru.
She will be competing to become Higher Apprentice of the Year at the prestigious awards ceremony at the Celtic Manor Resort, Newport on October 20.
Megan joined the company in 2015 as a support worker, having achieved a degree in Business Management and an Institute of Leadership and Management Level 4 Certificate in Management.
She quickly achieved a level 3 Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care Services and progressed to a Higher Apprenticeship at level 5, which she completed this summer with ACT Training, despite requiring major surgery.
Megan is now mentoring five staff members on apprenticeship programmes and ACT Training has filmed her as a Higher Apprenticeship recruitment campaign ambassador.
Megan said: “I have worked extremely hard to complete my training, but not just for the sake of gaining a qualification. Everything I have done has been for service users we support, my team and Montana Healthcare. The training I have undertaken has enabled me to make a positive impact.”
Bev Wade, Montana Healthcare’s locality manager, said: “We are extremely proud of Megan who is a bright, talented and highly caring individual with good communication skills and good value base, making her perfect for our company.”
Some people are natural leaders.
Maybe they could give lessons to our council leaders and managers. God knows they need it
Nice to see a young achiever gaining recognition.
Edward J Smith has a valid point.