Laetisha Scanlan chooses child care career for work/life balance

It’s a common career misconception that you must pick one industry and stick to it. Forever. It’s simply not true. In this day and age, you can try working in many industries – some may suit certain stages of your life better than others.

You might even choose to commit yourself to more than one industry at one time. That’s okay too – many elements of your career and life can co-exist happily and bring happiness to your life.

That is the case for clay target shooting champion Laetisha Scanlan. Laetisha is a two time Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist, Olympic finalist and is currently ranked 9^th in the world. She is also studying child care at Selmar.

Why Laetisha Scanlan chose child care

So what made Laetisha choose to study a child care course and focus on child care as a career?

“I was playing with my little cousins and realised that I could actually get paid to do something like this”.

As someone who loves children, a child care course just made sense for Laetisha. Work life balance is important to her too, and qualified child care workers are able to choose from a range of roles and hours depending on your lifestyle and goals.

Laetisha was excited to get started, but with a busy lifestyle (including being an elite athlete!) a big consideration was fitting study into her life. A course via Selmar’s distance delivery mode was just right and gives Laetisha the flexibility she needs to gain her qualifications in a way that works for her.

“It allows me to travel, and I can still study and email my teachers, and whenever I’m having a difficult time they’re always there for me.”

According to Laetisha and her friends, choosing Selmar is a no-brainer. If a child care course is what you’re looking for, Selmar is the place to find it. Explore our child care courses here.