{"id":3205,"date":"2025-12-17T10:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.221:8741\/?p=3205"},"modified":"2025-12-17T14:52:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:52:03","slug":"camerons-amazing-transformation-to-employment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/mk\/news\/camerons-amazing-transformation-to-employment\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron\u2019s incredible transformation to employment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting with <a href=\"https:\/\/transitiontowork.org.au\/\">OCTEC Transition to Work<\/a> in Shellharbour and meeting with Career Consultant Storm truly transformed Cameron\u2019s life. He had left school in Year 11 and wanted to pursue further studies since he didn\u2019t have his HSC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having never worked or gained any work experience, he felt at a loss. However, Storm and OCTEC showed him an alternate path to gain employment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Storm provided the information and assistance Cameron needed to move forward with his goals. She arranged for him to complete pre-employment training, both with OCTEC and another provider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through this, Cameron gained valuable knowledge about the workforce and started to learn more about himself. He also began exploring the hospitality industry, which seemed like a good fit for his personality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Storm then helped Cameron enroll in a Certificate III in Hospitality course. 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