Isabelle Padilla shared her experience with West Midlands Combined Authority about completing the Level 1 diploma in work-based horse care programme and how she found a job afterwards. At RMF, we thrive on offering the best career route to our learners and connecting employers with talented individuals. British Horseracing Authority | Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) #EquineCourse #Jobopportunities #HorseCare #WestMidlands
🗣 "It’s a one in a million. "From the bottom of my heart thank you so much for giving people like myself opportunities like this." Isabelle Padilla, 32 from Quinton, was a hairdresser. Fast forward to 2024, she is now working at the stables of British racehorse trainers Richard Newland and Jamie Insole Racing after completing a level 1 Diploma as part of the RMF Group Equine Management Programme - funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority. The innovative course Isabelle enrolled on is a one-of-a-kind, industry-led training package provides extensive equestrian knowledge and practical skills, including horse management and handling, equine health, and stable design. It provides specialist support to help residents who are experiencing challenges in securing employment, including ex-offenders, veterans, the homeless to find work in the industry. The world's your oyster Isabelle.