LOG IN10th September 2007
Top Marks in Finance
New course earns top marks and financial rewards.
In its inception year at Stourbridge College, two courses in personal finance have proved a huge success with 100% pass rates in both courses. So successful in fact, that the awarding body, the Institute of Financial Services (IFS) rewarded successful students on the foundation course with eight prizes of £30 and £20. On the intermediate course, three students each received an award of £30.
Andrew Collins receives his calculator and cheques from course tutor Dave Marshal.
Student, Andrew Collins, 18, from Kingswinford, achieved the highest mark out of the 1,114 students who completed the intermediate course nationally.
For his outstanding achievement, Andrew has been presented with a top of the range Hewlett Packard financial calculator, plus a £150 cash prize.
Andrew, who is returning to Stourbridge College to study for an accounting qualification said: “This was a really interesting course to study and I am delighted to receive the awards. To get top marks is something I am extremely proud of.”
Course Tutor Dave Marshal said: “I would like to congratulate all of my students for this fantastic 100% achievement. The course deals with many aspects of personal finance and the financial skills learnt will be a major benefit in the years to come. The college has also received £200 from the IFS in recognition of this superb achievement.”
