Young mums graduate in Toryglen

Photograph by Stuart Maxwell

Young mums who had worked hard for two days a week over ten weeks to complete a course, received their certificates at a sunshine ceremony in Toryglen Community Hall on Thursday 17 June.
Said Bailie James Scanlon who presented the awards: ‘I’m delighted Rosemount Life Long Learning project has come to this area and that the course has attracted young women from different areas such as Castlemilk and Gorbals. They’ve mixed well together and put a lot of energy into the sessions.’
Rosemount’s Project Manager, Fiona Forsyth was very pleased with the outcome of the 10 week course. ‘This is one part of a three part course we have offered in Toryglen,’ she told the LOCAL NEWS. ‘The aim is to help parents who are aged between 16 and 27 so that they can be more settled and maintain a tenancy and prepare for their future.’
The next session starts in August when the modules on offer have a formal certificate. Issues such as First Aid, health promotion, money management, safety in the home and parenting will be tackled then.
The final session of the three part course starts in January next year and enables people to prepare a cv and practise work interviews.
Successful graduates of the first phase of the course were: Lisa Gardiner, Charlene Boyes, Sarah Cordiner, Ofiro Alasi, Gift Uluocha, Rilleen Mair, Leanne Thomson, Dawn Bedford and Kitrina Cunningham.
Said Dawn who had graduated in beauty therapy before she had her son: ‘This was great. I’m looking forward to coming back. It was a good way to update my knowledge and prepare to go to college again as I plan to set up my own business.’ For Kitrina the joy of the course was: ‘It got me out of the house. I now know more people and my son Stewart really enjoyed himself in the creche.’
And Ofiro added: ‘I learned so much and I’ve made friends too.’