A SLOVAKIAN mum who came to England to be closer to her sister said the move has turned life around for her and her son.

Zaneta Halmova, 36, missed her sister Denisa Tlandova, who was studying on the Access to Higher Education diploma in business and legal professions at Blackburn College.

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After seeing her sister’s enjoyment, the mother-of-one decided to follow suit and also enrolled on to the diploma. She has now set her sights on becoming the chief executive officer of an international company.

Ms Halmova, who is now studying for a degree in international business at the University of Salford, said that before coming to England she was badly paid and treated like a translator.

She said: “Coming to study here was the best decision ever. The teaching staff were fantastic. Even the staff in the cafe and student services were brilliant and (so was) the support we were offered. It sounds cheesy but I cannot rate the college highly enough for my experience here. The fact the loan is wiped off when you go to university is fantastic and I could not have afforded the course fees without it.

“It was difficult to balance work with college work as I was working at the same time as studying. But it was well worth it and I have the certificate to prove it.

“I would have stayed at Blackburn if I could as I absolutely loved my time here.

“The sky is the limit now. I speak four languages so think it would be great to work for a company where I can be the connection between several countries, working across different countries.”

The business student was able to study after receiving a 24+ loan and a travel bursary.

Ms Halmova’s son is at Blackburn College studying level-three computing and gaming.

A SLOVAKIAN mum who came to England to be closer to her sister said the move had turned life around for her and her son.

Zaneta Halmova, 36, missed her sister, Denisa Tlandova, who was studying on the Access to Higher Education diploma in business and legal professions at Blackburn College.

After seeing her sister’s enjoyment, the mother-of-one decided to follow suit and also enrolled onto the diploma. She has now set her sights on becoming the CEO of an international company.

Ms Halmova, who is now studying for a degree in International Business at the University of Salford, said that before coming to England she was badly paid and treated like a translator.

She said: “Coming to study here was the best decision ever. The teaching staff were fantastic. Even the staff in the café and student services were brilliant and the support we were offered.

“It sounds cheesy but I can’t rate the college highly enough for my experience here.

“The fact the loan is wiped off when you go to university is fantastic and I couldn’t have afforded the course fees without it.

“It was difficult to balance work with college work as I was working at the same time as studying, but it was well worth it and I have the certificate to prove it.

“I would have stayed at Blackburn if I could as I absolutely loved my time here.

“The sky is the limit now. I speak four languages so think it would be great to work for a company where I can be the connection between several countries, working across different countries.”

The business student was able to study after receiving a 24+ loan and a travel bursary.

Ms Halmova’s son is following in their footsteps and is at Blackburn College studying level three computing and gaming.