Dorian Williams is a former student of the Financial Skills Academy, and is now studying for a BSE Economics degree at Royal Holloway University.

“In the last two years my life has taken a different direction: when I was 18 I wasn’t doing anything in life. Now I am studying for a degree and doing a course in Securities and Investment. I wanted to do a professional qualification because I would like to work in finance in the future, and I loved the idea of learning how I could be in control of my finances. Since being on the course I now manage a £30,000 student loan. Before I studied the financial courses I wanted to become an actor. Now I would like to work in Investment Banking, or work at the FSA where I can help promote consumer rights. In the future, I would like to give something back to the community and help somebody in the way that I have been helped by The Skills Academy.”