Anick Bériault

Status:
Graduated in 2015 and working in her field as an Early Childhood Educator

 

After working with children for over a decade, Anick Bériault needed to qualify as an Early Childhood Educator before getting a better paying position. Employment Services Centre in Hawkesbury, part of the Employment Ontario network, referred her to the Contact North | Contact Nord online learning centre in Hawkesbury to explore her options to upgrade her education.  

 

“I was at home with my son and I wanted to study online,” says Anick. This was a second attempt at getting her credential. She took two evening courses on-campus but found the travel back and forth to Ottawa very draining.

 

With the support of staff at the Contact North | Contact Nord online learning centre, she enrolled in La Cité’s  Éducation en services à l'enfance program and discovered the online program was the solution to achieving her educational goals while not disrupting her family life. “I need to be there for my son, and online learning is much easier for me on every level,” says Anick.

 

“I could go into the online learning centre if I needed quiet, but I also liked working at home,” she explains. She used Contact North | Contact Nord’s web conferencing platform to connect to her classes. She also wrote exams at the online learning centre.

 

Anick completed her placement in Hawkesbury which helped her with additional opportunities to find work after graduation.

 

Anick graduated in 2015 and is now working in the field.