Insightful accountancy session

Collyer's recently welcomed experts from accounting firm RSM to the college for an enrichment session providing students with a first-hand insight into accountancy.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st May 2018, 14:16 BST
Updated 19th Jun 2018, 10:15 BST
Collyers students and teachers with RSM experts.Collyers students and teachers with RSM experts.
Collyers students and teachers with RSM experts.

The inter-active session gave an overview of career pathways in accounts, tax, audit, business and advisory areas, together with the application and interview process.

Lucy Hargreaves, employability programme co-ordinator, said: “Our students really enjoyed today’s active sessions. It was incredibly generous of RSM to give up so much valuable time to prepare for, and facilitate today’s session.”

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Director of HE and progression at Collyer’s, Ian McAlister, was delighted: “It was great to welcome RSM back to Collyer’s. They have been hugely supportive of our progression and employability work here, and this is much appreciated!”

Collyer’s student Dhairya Soni said: “I really enjoyed the session. The RSM experts were great role models for the accountancy industry. Employability at Collyer’s has been amazingly useful for me!”

Lucy Hargreaves added: “Today’s session is one of the college’s numerous progression initiatives that run throughout the year, including: Not Going to Uni (NG2U) evenings, mock interviews, employability skills workshops, HE evenings and networking lunches.”

Collyer’s deputy principal, Steve Martell, who teaches the employability course at Collyer’s, said: “Massive thanks to Lucy Hargreaves and the RSM experts for making today’s excellent session possible. This has been hugely valuable for our students.”