After previous study in the early childhood education field, Nita Nagel made the decision to extend her passion for helping young people in her community by enrolling in a Bachelor of Social Work through the Open Polytechnic.
Nita’s desire to help people stemmed from her personal life experiences and the circumstances that she faced when she was younger. Once she had two children of her own, the desire to help young people only grew and she became more interested in pursuing tertiary education to help her achieve her goals.
“I always knew I wanted to do tertiary study, but I was never one hundred percent clear on the path that I should take,” says Nita. “When I had my children at home with me and I was thinking about my future work plans I started doing research on my interests and how they would fit in to study.”
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