FI Alumni · Stories
Moving abroad for work can make your world feel smaller before it gets bigger. For Shin, the first months in Dubai came with one recurring question.
“During my first few months in Dubai, I frequently asked myself, “Is this all I can do?””
Then Shin found Filipino Institute. In spare hours after work, Shin studied the free online course Accounting Skills for New Supervisors, learning at a pace that fitted around the working week.
A first step, then the next
Shin described FI as “the first path for my objectives”. The accounting course was a way to build knowledge for bigger ambitions, and at the time Shin was also working towards a professional diploma in civil engineering.
“Thank you, Filipino Institute, for giving us OFWs the opportunity to better ourselves and realise that we can accomplish more.”
Learning that fits your life
Shin’s story is the reason FI is now 100% online: study when you can, from wherever you are, and keep building towards what comes next.
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Try a free bookkeeping lesson See Accounting careersFirst shared on Filipino Institute’s Facebook page on 28 December 2023. Outcomes described here are Shin’s own and were true when shared. They are not a promise of a job, visa or licence. Studied with FI? Share your story or join FI Alumni. More photos from our campus years are on FI Memories.
