University Holds First Award Ceremony For Professionals
30 April 2013
Professionals celebrating on the day
The work-based learning course has enabled me to gain a great deal of experience and confidence and allowed me to identify more effective ways of working. Many managers, such as myself, have undertaken this course with UDC and are now more prepared to deal with the challenges of mobile working.
”Gwen Sanders, Assistant Manager for Adult Health and Housing at Derby City Council
University Holds First Award Ceremony For Professionals
More than 160 professionals from over 20 UK organisations including Derby City Council, Croda, and leading security specialist Showsec, have graduated with awards from University of Derby Corporate (UDC).
The awards ceremony for professionals - the first of its kind for UDC, the business to business division of the University, was held at Pride Park on Saturday (April 27) to celebrate the successful completion of courses in areas such as Professional Development, Business and Management, Events Safety Management and Leadership.
Andrew Hartley, Managing Director for University of Derby Corporate, presided over the ceremony and Professor John Coyne, University of Derby Vice-Chancellor, delivered a congratulatory speech.
Among those attending were employees from Derby City Council who have completed the Managing and Working in a Mobile Workforce work-based learning (WBL) programme, designed to help the Council prepare its employees for the transition to mobile working at the new Council House.
Gwen Sanders, Assistant Manager for Adult Health and Housing at Derby City Council, said: "I think the award ceremony is a brilliant way of recognising and rewarding the achievement of 18 months study alongside employment.
"The work-based learning course has enabled me to gain a great deal of experience and confidence and allowed me to identify more effective ways of working. Many managers, such as myself, have undertaken this course with UDC and are now more prepared to deal with the challenges of mobile working."
Andrew Hartley said: "It was fantastic to bring so many business professionals together at the ceremony. We were extremely pleased to have had the opportunity to acknowledge these professionals in the same way as we do our degree level students."
"Each person has demonstrated a true commitment to developing their skills and knowledge, particularly as they've been studying whilst working, and all should be extremely proud to achieve their award."
Employees who complete work-based programmes benefit from increased confidence, self-awareness and motivation, along with enhanced skills and knowledge. These can be translated into great new ideas and applied directly to the workplace, positively impacting on an organisation.
For further information about work based learning at the University of Derby Corporate visit www.derby.ac.uk/corporate or call 0800 678 3311.
