Different industries, different ages, different starting points — same approach. Filter by the course they took to see what's possible for you.
Did three masterclasses back-to-back — AI, Cyber, and Cloud. Walked into an MSP role in Swansea two weeks after the last cohort finished. They valued the breadth.
Telecoms engineer→IT support · MSP
AI for BusinessCyber SecurityAzure
SALARY UPLIFT+£4,200
The AI for Business course saved my career. I went from "might get made redundant" to "leading the team AI rollout" in three months. My company kept me on and promoted me.
Ops manager (at risk)→AI lead (promoted)
AI for BusinessMS Office + Copilot
SALARY UPLIFT+£7,500
Made redundant from a warehouse role I'd done for 22 years. The Power BI course felt impossible on day one. By Friday I'd built a dashboard. Six weeks later I'm at NHS Wales as a junior analyst.
Warehouse supervisor→Junior data analyst · NHS
Power BIData Analytics
SALARY UPLIFT+£5,800
My Excel was self-taught and patchy. The Office + Copilot course filled every gap. Promoted to senior admin within two months — my new boss said my work output had doubled.
Admin assistant→Senior admin · promoted
MS Office + Copilot
SALARY UPLIFT+£3,400
I'd done a Codecademy course but couldn't get past tutorials. The Full Stack React intensive forced me to ship a real app. That GitHub repo got me my first junior dev role at a Cardiff startup.
Recent graduate→Junior developer · startup
Full Stack React
STARTING SALARY£28,000
Twenty years on a factory floor. Made redundant when the plant closed. The CAD and 3D printing course gave me skills nobody else around here has. Hired by a Port Talbot prototyping firm.
Manufacturing operator→CAD/print technician
CAD & 3D Printing
SALARY UPLIFT+£6,100
IT support was a dead end for me. The Cyber Security bootcamp opened up SOC analyst as a career. Two interviews later I was working at a Cardiff fintech doing what I actually love.
IT support technician→SOC analyst · fintech
Cyber SecurityEthical Hacking
SALARY UPLIFT+£9,200
I was sure my age would count against me. ReSkillWales never made me feel that way, and neither did my new employer. NHS Wales hired me as a digital coordinator at 56. Don't write yourself off.
Council admin→Digital coordinator · NHS
NHS DigitalPower Platform
SALARY UPLIFT+£4,800
Power Apps changed how I work overnight. I built an app to replace three spreadsheets in week six. My boss noticed and put me on a digital transformation project. Best move I ever made.
Operations coordinator→Digital transformation lead
Power Platform
SALARY UPLIFT+£5,500
Got AZ-900 certified the week after the course ended. Three job offers within a month. I'd been stuck on the IT helpdesk for years — Azure was the unlock.
IT helpdesk · 6 years→Cloud engineer · MSP
Azure Cloud
SALARY UPLIFT+£7,800
I was a freelance web developer scraping by. The Gen AI for Developers course let me build AI-powered apps I now sell to small businesses. My monthly income tripled inside two months.
Freelance web dev→AI app builder · own biz
Gen AI for DevsFull Stack React
INCOME GROWTH+200%
Ethical Hacking was the most intense week I've ever done. I came out the other side knowing this is what I want to do for the rest of my career. Hired as a junior pentester three weeks later.
Network technician→Junior penetration tester
Ethical HackingCyber Security
SALARY UPLIFT+£6,400