Lin (Sophia) Ding, Victoria

Since starting at Pines Learning last year, Lin (Sophia) Ding says she has “learnt to be a good learner”.

Emigrating from China in 2022, Sophia needed to settle her four children into school before she could turn her focus to improving her English skills so that she could seek work and, possibly, study in Australia.

Sophia completed EAL Taster and English through Cooking short courses at the Pines before tackling a Level 1 English Skills for Work and Study (ESWS) in Aged Care and Children’s Services. This year, she has completed a Level 2 ESWS in Aged Care and is continuing to attend an Australian life and culture class.

Initially starting her educational journey to just improve her English, Sophia has embraced the opportunities available to her and is now hopes to “learn more about Aged Care because I want to work in this area”.