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Sophia Raftery

Sophia Raftery came to MSTA in June, having done her research to find the academy she felt would set her up best. She left her course week fully qualified, and just over a month on she is still drawing on the tutors and resources that first drew her in. Here is her five-star review, in her own words.

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In Sophia’s words

I trained with MSTA back in June, after doing my research and coming to learn that they would be the best academy to train with. I had a call with Kirstie, who explained to me everything that the course had to offer and more, I instantly felt she wanted to help me pursue my ambition and I warmed to her straight away. On my course week, I had the best tutors who also shared an ambition to help myself and the other girls on my course achieve our goals and more. It's been just over a month since I left the course fully qualified, and I still have access to the best resources in the industry thanks to MSTA and have found myself in a community full of people who want to learn and achieve their goals together. Signing up to train with MSTA has been the making of my new start to which I am so grateful.

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