The MBA provided her with excellent networking opportunities within the industry. ‘Some of the friendships I made have continued to this day. It was a great opportunity to talk to leaders within different organisations and to gain a different perspective on different policies’, Janice says. After taking 16 months maternity leave, Janice returned to her WorkSafe Victoria position. She soon found her MBA had a flow-on effect. ‘Because of the course I felt much more confident coming back’, she says. ‘Things change in the workplace in that time and it gave me a lot more confidence.’ That confidence also.