Student Experience

Reagan Ng's family has a history of locksmithing, so it was natural for him to want to enter the field too. Reagan says NMIT's Certificate III in Locksmithing is giving him a good overview of the industry and the skills he needs for his part-time work at Amalgamated Locksmiths.

Both Reagan Ng's father and grandfather were locksmiths, but it is not just family tradition that has brought Reagan to the career.

“I was born and bred in Barcelona but I lived in the UK for 14 years. In 2012, though, I started studying Certificate III and Certificate IV in Fitness at the Australasian College of Natural Therapies in Sydney.

“I wanted to study in Australia because I saw it as a chance to gain higher qualifications in my trade while studying in a different environment and system. I chose my college because it’s based at the main dental hospital in Western Australia, and therefore offers the best opportunities for practical experience. On the course I’m hoping I’ll experience different ways of working, get a greater understanding of the different fields of dental nursing and overall gain a much broader knowledge of my subject.

“I’m due to start the Diploma of Environmental Monitoring and Technology at the Challenger Institute of Technology in Perth in February 2013. I chose the course because I’ve always been interested in both the environment and the mining and gas industries. I currently work for a medical company that sells moving and handling equipment to hospitals in the UK and so have also become very interested in occupational health and safety and the movement of people. All this is covered in the course I’ve chosen.

“I started my Australian diploma course in July 2012. I have a major interest in beauty and skincare so the programme is perfect for me. I’m hoping that it will really expand my beauty and skincare knowledge – I’d like to start my own skincare line one day.

“This isn’t my first time in Australia – I travelled here on a working holiday visa for two years and loved it, so wanted to come back and study. I’ve got lots of friends here from my previous travels, which is great.

“I chose my course because eventually I would like to go into teaching and thought that this would be a great way into doing that. This course will allow me to study toward the degree in teaching and will be a great basis for understanding childhood needs in this country. My background in the UK was youth work, I find working with children and young people both rewarding and challenging and really want to have a professional qualification recognising this.