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The University of Worcester’s Youth and Community Services degree has received the highest validation score possible by a professional body.
The University held an awards ceremony on Monday 12 July to celebrate the achievements of the first year of the Green Impacts scheme.
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rofessor David Green hosted the event and welcomed Worcestershire County Cricket Club’s Matt Mason, and James Cameron to present the prizes.
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was one of 19 universities participating in 2009/10, with 13 cross-departmental teams working together to complete an electronic workbook of Bronze, Silver and Bonus criteria.
The National Youth Agency has awarded the University’s Youth and Community Service BA (Hons) ‘satisfactory with distinction’ in its latest annual monitoring report. The course is also recognised by the Joint Negotiating Committee for Youth and Community Workers as conferring nationally qualified youth worker status. Course leader Mark Farmer said: “At the University of Worcester we provide a contemporary, well-informed curriculum that ensures all students have the capability to shape and contribute to future services for young people.
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The winning teams and individuals were presented with spider plants by Matt and James. Spider plants were chosen for their cleansing properties and ability to remove toxins from the atmosphere. Teams from Registry/Student Services, Bredon Personnel spur, Movers and Shakers (Directorate), Facilities and the Language Unit all received the Working Towards Accreditation award; Communication and Development, Worcestershire Historic Environment and Archaeology Service, Worcester Business School, Finance and the Institute of Education achieved Bronze; the Silver went to two Institute of Sport and Exercise Science Teams in Woodbury and Binyon and the Gold was won by another ISES team, Sports Centre and MPC.
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The Office Innovation Award, sponsored by Office Depot, went to WHEAS for its many and diverse recycling and re-use schemes; best energy-saving idea went to the Institute of Education for its quarterly staff ‘green’ e-flyer and email taglines; the Environmental Hero award went to Julia West, lecturer in WWW.THOMASSABO.COM ISES. Julia cycles 20km per day to work, and grows her family’s food on her organic AvAilAble At allotment.
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Garth Raymer, one of 20 Worcester students trained to audit the Green Impact workbooks, was impressed by the dedication of staff at every level. As a mature student undertaking a course of study in his retirement, he was pleased to be able to use his transferrable skills in a beneficial way and congratulated the winners for their efforts and commended them for getting involved and sticking their heads above the parapet.
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