Credit Management magazine October 2017

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EDUCATION
Outstanding achievement
Debbie Tuckwood, CICM Head of Education and
Professional Development, reports on Simeon Smith’s
achievements and the excellent degree programme at the
University of the West of England, Bristol.
“Following completion
of their second
year, students have
the opportunity to
complete a year-long
industrial placement
with local, national
and international
employers.”
DEBBIE Tuckwood was
pleased to award the
CICM Prize for Excellence
in Credit Risk:
Analysis and Management
to Simeon Smith
at his Graduation ceremony at Bristol Cathedral.
The outstanding student also won
the ICAEW prize for the Best Accounting
in Context Project.
“I am delighted to have received the
CICM prize as it has reinforced my selfbelief
and left me with a great sense
of achievement,” Simeon said after the
ceremony. “While studying BA Accounting
and Finance at the University of the West
of England (UWE Bristol), I enrolled on to
both Credit Risk and Credit Management
modules’’.
“The analytical nature of the subjects
appealed to me, particularly the use of
statistics to inform decision-making.
Having recently secured my place on the
Finance Graduate Programme at Airbus,
I am confident that the skills I have
acquired on these modules will mean I
am better equipped to make key strategic
decisions.”
Anthony Bray, UWE Senior Lecturer in
Accounting and Finance, emphasised the
value of academic prizes for inspiring and
rewarding their top students. “The credit
management programmes continue to
flourish at the Bristol Business School,
with many opting for a placement year to
gain valuable work experience.”
“The BA Accounting and Finance
degree that Simeon completed is highly
respected by local and national employers,
as well as achieving student satisfaction
of 90 percent. The Bristol Business School
has been shortlisted for the Business
School of the Year category of the Times
Higher Education Awards 2017,” Anthony
adds.
“Simeon chose to study credit
management alongside a hundred of his
peers from a range of degree programmes
offered by the Bristol Business School.
“The credit management
programmes continues
to flourish at the Bristol
Business School,
with many opting for
a placement year to
gain valuable work
experience.”
During their second year, students
have the opportunity to study trade
and consumer credit assessment and
management, with a selected final year
module covering aspects of sovereign and
banking risk.’’
“Following completion of their second
year, students have the opportunity to
complete a year-long industrial placement
with local, national and international
employers. These placements give
students an opportunity to gain first-hand
experience of daily life in their chosen
career. Businesses benefit from a valuable
employee for the year, with many being
offered graduate positions when they
have completed their degrees,” Anthony
concludes.
Currently 200 Bristol Business School
students complete a placement each
year and the university is keen to recruit
more credit management departments
that could offer work experience. If
your organisation would be interested
in recruiting students for an industrial
placement or as a graduate, please contact
careers@uwe.ac.uk.
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