{"id":3296,"date":"2026-04-22T11:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/?p=3296"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:53:02","slug":"taylah-gains-confidence-and-finds-career-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/th\/news\/taylah-gains-confidence-and-finds-career-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylah gains confidence and finds career path"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taylah joined OCTEC Transition to Work Wollongong with limited job-seeking skills and work experience, feeling lost and uncertain about the future. Her bubbly personality, strong motivation and eagerness to learn stood out to OCTEC TtW Consultant Anamalia as factors that could help her get a foot in the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, they focused on building Taylah\u2019s confidence and employability skills. Anamalia helped Taylah build her resume, cover letters and with interview preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anamalia also encouraged Taylah to step outside her comfort zone by applying for support roles in healthcare, opportunities she never would have considered in the past. While she faced early setbacks, Taylah stayed positive and used each experience as a chance to learn and grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Determined to gain more skills, Taylah completed a Certificate III in Community Services through OCTEC Training Services. She also participated in Dress for Success NSW &amp; Illawarra, receiving clothing and styling support to help her feel empowered and interview-ready. Along the journey, Anamalia assisted Taylah with improving and expanding her digital literacy skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It wasn\u2019t long until Taylah received and accepted a role as a Customer Solutions Specialist with Probe CX, specialising within the healthcare sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OCTEC continued to support Taylah, with Anamalia maintaining regular check-ins with both Taylah and her employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTaylah has shown incredible dedication to her personal and professional growth. Her confidence has grown significantly, and it\u2019s been wonderful to see her succeed,\u201d Anamalia said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taylah said she felt supported every step of the way, with study and career planning, which has led to her self-belief growing. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylah-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3297\" style=\"width:150px;height:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylah-headshot.jpg 521w, https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylah-headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylah-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Taylah-headshot-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em>\u201cI felt lost and unsure what I wanted to do with my life or how to get there. With OCTEC\u2019s support, I\u2019ve gained confidence, my Certificate III in Community Services and found my passion for helping others. I\u2019m proud of how far I\u2019ve come, and excited about the future.\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Taylah<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now confident and happily employed, Taylah is working towards her long-term goal of becoming a Community Worker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Get in touch with OCTEC Transition to Work if you are aged 15 to 24 and not in employment or education. We can guide you in the right direction.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff\">\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"schedule-a-visit\" style=\"font-size:clamp(32.969px, 2.061rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.034), 59px);px;line-height:1.15\"><strong>Schedule a Visit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c41db87e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/th\/contact\/\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#000000\">Contact us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building confidence and learning new skills helped Taylah find her path.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3299,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.octec.org.au\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}