Awards Add Up For UDC
19 November 2012
Workforce Development Fellows Ann Minton and Carol Steed have secured another award for University of Derby Corporate after picking up the 'Best Workshop Proposal Prize' at the University Vocational Awards Council Conference, which took place in York in November.
Their winning presentation, Meeting The Challenges Of Developing High Impact Apprenticeships In HE, beat off stiff competition from other universities including Middlesex, Teeside and Northumbria.
Commenting on receiving the award, which came with a prize fund of £100, Ann said: "we were delighted to be awarded the prize, especially as Conor Moss won it last year (so UDC has 100% success rate for this prize!). Our certificate is on proud display in the Enterprise Centre. We were inclined to spend the prize money on a trip to the spa but decided to donate it instead to the Safe@Last charity which Carol recently climbed Kilimanjaro to raise funds for.
Carol added: "Safe@Last is a fantastic charity that works with children and young people throughout South Yorkshire, providing a 24 hour helpline, a missing young people's service, 1:1 outreach and support work. I'm thrilled that we can add the prize money to the funds already raised, and just a couple of weeks after returning from the climb."
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