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The CIPP’s Graduation Ceremony 2018 Celebrating the success of our students!
CIPP graduates were recognised for all their hard work and achievements at the Graduation Ceremony on Friday 2 November 2018. Family members, friends, tutors, CIPP staff and dignitaries all came together to celebrate the success of our students at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
In today’s unstable economic environment, obtaining professional qualifications are what distinguish individuals as true leaders in their industry.
So why are professional qualifications necessary? In payroll and pensions, they are important because of the need to update skills and knowledge according to ever-changing government legislation and regulations. Employers also have certain expectations and they demand that the professionals they employ have the ability to do their jobs to the highest standard.
The Institute’s achievement of Chartered status will help demonstrate the valuable contributions that payroll and pensions professionals provide not only within business but also to UK society as a whole.
The Institute would like to congratulate all the graduates and wish them the best in their future endeavours. And remember, education does not have to stop here – we encourage you to keep up to date with all the latest legislation changes by involving yourself in continuing professional development.
The CIPP would like to thank our sponsors
And our robers and photographers
Our collaborative partners
Opening address
Eira Hammond ChFCIPPdip Chair, CIPP
I extend a very warm welcome to all of our guests, both on the stage and in the audience. I also want to welcome each and every graduand who has joined us here today to receive their academic degree.
I was privileged in September to speak at the South African Payroll Association Conference and visited Soweto where Nelson Mandela lived for part of his life. He said “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. You might not be changing the world here today, but you’ve certainly taken steps to change the part of the world you inhabit, through your extra learning. You have definitely started to change ‘your’ world. I know, from studying myself, how extremely hard you have all worked to achieve the academic success we are celebrating here today. I know personally, just how much you deserve to receive this recognition. You have every right to feel proud of your achievements. I am sure I speak on behalf of everyone here when I say we are honoured to be able to share this very special day with you. I have no doubt that during your studies you have come to value the network of fellow students and tutors, for support and advice. I hope you forged those relationships both in tutorials as well as in social settings, and I really hope that these are friendships that will continue as you progress further into your careers and beyond. Networking amongst fellow professionals is invaluable, as I’m sure you appreciate. I would like to mention those special individuals, some of whom are here today. Family, friends, tutors and, in some cases, work colleagues. I not only want to thank them on your behalf, I also want to thank them on behalf of the CIPP, for all the help and support they have given you during your studies. They have been on the same emotional rollercoaster as you; they know all the ups and downs you’ve been through; they’ve been there for you when you were frustrated or emotional; they’ve acted as a sounding board or proofreader when you’ve needed them; they’ve given you encouragement in order for you to succeed. So thank you all for that support, I’m certain it was really appreciated by all our graduands. In giving that thanks, I’m delighted that so many of you have come along today to celebrate that success and to see your family and friends honoured for their fabulous achievement. I know that if all the graduands here today were standing where I’m standing, you would want to thank all the people who have supported you during your studies.
Be proud, smile, and take a moment when you get right here to look around,
and consider your fantastic achievement.
“You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting so… Get on your way!”
That’s a quote from Dr Seuss, and you know what? As you walk across this stage to receive your all-important honour, don’t be nervous; hold your head up high, stand tall, be proud, smile, and take a moment when you get right here to look around, and consider your fantastic achievement, and most importantly, congratulate yourself. As you collect your certificates you will be ready to go off and climb your mountain.
Finally, to our audience – remember this is a celebration – it’s mandatory to clap, cheer and whoop. And to our graduands – congratulations, and I hope you thoroughly enjoy your moment.
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Ken Pullar FCIPP Chief executive officer, CIPP CEO address
Good afternoon and welcome to graduands, friends, family, tutors and other guests. We are here to celebrate and to support you graduands who have achieved a major milestone in your payroll/pension careers. We are here to celebrate your success – so please all stand up and give everyone around you a big round of applause for your achievement. Your journey here today will not have been an easy one. Learning whilst in employment, balancing your work, family, friends and studies will have been a challenge, and one you have managed successfully. You should be incredibly proud of your achievement. Knowledge is power, and you have worked hard to increase yours and give you career opportunities which are not available to unqualified peers. Well done. But let’s not forget those husbands, wives, partners, friends and family members who have supported you in being here today. Those who have been there whilst you have juggled commitments, those who have had to understand when you could not have that night in the pub or have had to support you whilst you studied on holiday. So, let’s take a moment to applaud those who have supported you and helped you in being here today. You are now equipped with a significant range of knowledge and skills and, through maintaining your CIPP membership and using your designatory letters, you can shout about how brilliant you are. Your designatory letters demonstrate your qualification and professionalism to the world. Make sure you continue your membership with the CIPP in order to use these well-earned letters after your name. These letters not only demonstrate that you have achieved your qualification, but that you have access to the latest information and support relating to changes in the industry and that you are a payroll or pensions professional worth having on the team. When we achieve goals in our lives, we often start to think about the next one. It is a rare person who thinks, I’ve achieved everything I wanted to and now I shall stop. Whilst you may be thinking about a well-earned break, I am sure it won’t be long before you start working on your next challenge or goal. Be that further qualifications or working towards Chartered membership with the CIPP – the highest level of professional membership in payroll and pensions, which is now that little bit closer due to the qualification you have achieved. Thank you all. You have helped your loved ones become true professionals in their industry.
Your designatory letters demonstrate your qualification and professionalism to the world.
Whatever you do next, remember learning is a life-long journey both personally and professionally, but where ever your journey takes you, I want to wish you the very best.
My final words to you are, don’t forget to complete your continuing professional development, and remember the words of Henry Ford, who said: “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young”.
Enjoy your day and congratulations once again.
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Guest address
Helen Livesey MBA MREC CertRP Business director, Hays Payroll Management
Firstly, a massive congratulation to each and every one of you on your CIPP qualification. I would imagine you have all worked so hard and you and your families must be so proud of your amazing achievement. Secondly, the market for quality professionals like yourselves is very much in your favour, with more opportunities available than ever before. For the last eight years, it has been the busiest period in the history of the payroll and pension profession. Here in the UK we have all been dealing with real time information, automatic enrolment, shared parental leave, gender pay reporting, IR35 to name a few, and these continued regulatory and legislative changes have kept all of the payroll and pension profession extremely busy. The heavy workload of pension and payroll professionals is set to increase further as the economy continues to grow and employers look to hire quality professional support. In our new Hays Salary Guide Report for 2019 , which we are just in the middle of launching, 95% of organisations tell us they expect their business activities to increase or remain the same and nearly 60% of employers said they do plan to recruit over the next twelve months. On top of this, salaries have grown for the eighth year running and growing at 4.2% which is incredible. With your CIPP qualification – you will be massively in demand in the market. Everyone in this room celebrating today has worked hard to gain their CIPP qualification and to add another dimension to their career choice as a payroll or pension professional. At Hays, we believe that employers and the payroll and pension profession need to work together to find ways to open up this function as a career choice to a broader range of people, including school leavers into apprenticeships and graduates, as this will help the profession have more choice of candidates in the future, plus growing the CIPP and payroll and pension community. To summarise, you will find that your payroll and pension skills will stay in massive demand into 2019, putting pressure on employers to address the shortage of suitable candidates. Employers are keen to keep their payroll and pension professionals, so are increasingly making counter-offers to individuals who have secured another job offer. In order to retain good people, it is also important for payroll professionals to feel confident that their current employer is committed to investing in their future over the medium to long-term and offering training and degrees through the CIPP is an absolute must for any organisation wanting to stand out as an employer of choice.
With your CIPP qualification – you will be massively in
demand in the market!
Congratulations again and enjoy your celebration.
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Guest address
Carsten Staehr FCIPP CEO, Cintra HR & Payroll Services
First of all, let me say how delighted I am to be here today, celebrating with such an amazing bunch of people. And I mean that from the bottom of my heart. Studying for a qualification takes a tremendous amount of drive and dedication, and the fact that most of you will have achieved this whilst juggling a full-time job, family responsibilities and the many other commitments that our incredibly busy lives throw at us, is outstanding. This level of commitment leaves me in no doubt that in front of me now are the payroll stars of the future and your employers should be very proud of you. The CIPP do a fantastic job of making sure that the payroll profession achieves the recognition it deserves. It responds to the changes and pressures the industry faces and provides courses that equip you to be the very best that you can be. All Cintra bureau staff are CIPP qualified and many go on to continue their education to the highest level. Your success here today and your commitment to continuing professional development is a springboard towards achieving the Holy Grail of Chartered membership. In our industry we are constantly alive to new challenges and need to have juggling skills that would be the envy of any top-class circus act. Changes in the pensions arena in recent years have been both significant and challenging and pensions continue to remain high on the agenda. It is therefore a highly sought-after area in which to develop knowledge, understanding and expertise…so this qualification makes you an even more valuable asset than you were before. Common to everyone in this room and demonstrated by your willingness to invest in continuing your education, is the desire to do a good job, to have the expertise and knowledge that enables you to face future challenges with confidence. Cintra are staunch supporters of the CIPP: as industry bodies go, it really is at the top of its game. The information sharing, courses, networking… they are all first rate. But what really makes the Institute great is you – its members. You are the heart of the CIPP: the drive, professionalism and thirst for knowledge that you demonstrate today is what really sets it apart. The CIPP undoubtedly has the most dedicated members of any institution I have encountered. With your commitment and enthusiasm, I know the future of the payroll profession is in good hands.
...that in front of me now are the payroll stars of the future and your employers should be very proud of you.
I hope you take pride in the achievements we celebrate today, and I hope you continue to evolve with the help and support of the CIPP and your fellow professionals.
Cintra HR & Payroll Services is proud to support this event and I, personally, am truly proud of each and every one of you and wish you continued achievement and success in the future.
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Pete Moody PhD MSc BSc PGCE FHEA CIPP link tutor, University of Worcester Guest address
Congratulations to you all on achieving a significant milestone in your careers. I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t know about CIPP until I got involved with this course. As far as I was concerned, payroll simply put some money into my bank account every month. But I wasn’t aware of all that went on behind the scenes to make sure that the right amount of money went there, and that it was actually sent. And that all the deductions were for the correct amounts and went to the right places. The same thing applies to pensions – I’ve been paying into a pension scheme for quite a few years now and, in rather fewer years than that, I hope to be able to benefit from that scheme. But somebody has to take care of all that for me. This happens both at my employer’s end (where they take money away from me), and in running the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme (and hopefully they will soon start giving me money).
Your qualification is not an end in itself, but a step on the way, a milestone.
I suspect most people (out there) are like me and haven’t heard of the CIPP.
But the people who matter do know. Your employers know. Anybody seriously involved with payroll or pensions knows. And so they know about your qualification, and why it is important.
Your qualification is not an end in itself, but a step on the way, a milestone. You need to travel further.
When I passed my driving test, it was an indication that I was considered safe to go out onto the road by myself. I knew where all the controls were, and what they did. I could steer a car well enough to avoid hitting things. I knew the rules that needed to be followed. But that didn’t make me a good driver. For that, I needed experience. My vehicle control skills needed to be honed. I needed to learn how to respond to new situations. I think you can see the analogy I’m trying to draw, but even the best analogies break down. The rules of the road are well-established, and unlikely to change much in the near future (at least, until we get self-driving cars). But the rules for payroll and pensions change at almost every budget speech. Working in payroll or pensions is more like my job, which is teaching computing – there is something new every six months or so. One of the most recent ‘new things’ was the General Data Protection Regulation. So, what about the road ahead? In the machine that is the organisation for which you work, you are still a cog, but you are now a much more useful and more versatile cog. As you acquire experience to go with your knowledge, you could start to share that with others, through mentoring, through leadership, or maybe even through CIPP tutoring. There are further study opportunities open to you to follow on from your Foundation Degree. Your career could progress into management. There are several possible routes ahead that you could take: it’s up to you to choose the one that is most appropriate for you. Driving a car is a bit like teaching history – the things you are dealing with don’t change, or if they do change, it is relatively slowly.
So, once again, congratulations on achieving this milestone, and best wishes for the next stages in your journey.
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Congratulations to this years’ graduates Foundation Degree in Payroll Management graduates 2018 s ’s tes
Dhanushka Abeysinghe Temilola Adeyoju Shabina Ahmed ACIPPdip Sunday Oluyemi Aliu Natasha Allen Natalie Anscombe MCIPPdip Rosemarie August MCIPPdip Kirsty Bacon MCIPPdip Susan Bainbridge Samantha Baker Leeann Balandis Vanessa Barrett Laura Bartholomew Alexandra Barton Sarina Bashir MCIPPdip Paulina Bieniek Carly Bishop Jaskaran Boora Francesca Brain Lisa Brew Karen Brice Mike Britton MCIPPdip Victoria Brough MCIPPdip Lindsay Bryan Reece Bullock Gemma Burrows Susan Burton Patricia Anne Butler Chloe Carter Richard Carter MCIPPdip Sophie Chapman MCIPPdip Elizabeth Chappel Beth Chippindale MCIPPdip Yip Weng Chong
Georgina Davidson MCIPPdip Rachael Davies Louise Davis Maria Dawson Sarah Donnelly Matthew Downing Sharon Dudbridge MCIPPdip Arun Entwistle Maryson Fabian Kerry Farrell Suzy Fearn MCIPPdip Kimberley Fenton Emily Fletcher Christine Fong MCIPPdip Lucy Foster Pamela Fovargue Alfred Fox Gillian Fox ACIPPdip Kelly Francis MCIPPdip Kayleigh Freeman Laverne Fugeti Amanda Gaucas Sharrel Gibbs Lisa Grainger MCIPPdip Amica Grant MCIPPdip Geoffrey Green MCIPPdip Ugne Grinceviciute MCIPPdip Samantha Gunn Jessica Hale MCIPPdip Tom Halewood Sally Halsey Kirsty Hamilton Joseph Hillman Yvonne Hills Stuart Hingston MCIPPdip Arzu Hobbs Mark Hope MCIPPdip Matthew Horlock Graham Hoy Alexis Huffer Emma Hughes MCIPPdip Mable Hui ACIPPdip Michelle Hunter
Plamena Ivanova Graeme Jackson Sophie James Vanessa Jayasekaran MCIPPdip Anthony Johansen Aimee Johnson Philip Johnson Darryl Jones Steven Jones MCIPPdip Susan Kay Claire Kenyon Sukhbinder Khela ACIPPdip Kelsey Lea Andrea Lee Jessica Lee Iryna Lodge Shirene Madarbux ACIPPdip Wing Yee Mak Deborah McCafferty ACIPPdip Megan McCallum ACIPPdip Melanie McGrory ACIPPdip Anne-Marie McKeown MCIPPdip Harriotte McNamara MCIPPdip Suzette Mee MCIPPdip Tina Mitchell MCIPPdip Mobin Mohanan Szilvia Molnar Jonathan Monks Andrew Morilla-Lowe ACIPPdip
Kimberley Romain Daria Rose MCIPPdip Gail Russell MCIPPdip Ildiko Ryan Margaret Salaman Stephen Sampson Izabela Sawicka Angela Scanes Rachel Sidey Beverley Smith MCIPPdip Nicola Smith Ashley Spence MCIPPdip Rachelle Spencer Jennifer Stacey Dorota Stankiewicz Paul Stanton Scott Stewardson Daniela Stickley Laura Stiles Mariam Suleman Joe Tabois MCIPPdip Laura Taylor Sharon Taylor MCIPPdip Steven Taylor MCIPPdip Daniel Thompson MCIPPdip Joanne Thrupp MCIPPdip Nadia Titouh Lynn Walker ACIPPdip Shelley Ward Susan Waterhouse Rebecca Watson Laura Way Michelle Weekes Holly Wills
Jennifer Morrell MCIPPdip Joanne Morris MCIPPdip Rachel Norman
Claire Olton Paul Orange
Emily Victoria Churcher Angela Clow MCIPPdip
Deborah Owen Sophie Pathan Aneta Pawlik Emma Perkins Jenny Hurrell Claire Ponting ACIPPdip Jessica Pope Tanya Rampton Ellen Rogerson MCIPPdip
James Wilson Kirsty Wilson Lisa Woolford Rachael Wright Ilona Wrobel Lindsay Yon ACIPPdip
Anna Coletta Julie Cornwall Rebecca Cousins
Victoria Cowlan MCIPPdip Kelly Creighton MCIPPdip Lorna Cummins Rhona D’Arcy
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Foundation Degree in Pensions Administration and Management graduates 2018
David Ash Aaron Austin Kelly Buss
Joanne Griffiths Daniel Harte Craig Heaton Christopher Holmes Caroline Howick Amanda Judd
Richard Lloyd Luke Oxtoby Stacy Standen MCIPPdip Tracy Taylor
Laura Carter-Rigg David Crampton Joanna Ford MCIPPdip
BA (Hons) in Applied Business and Management (CIPP) graduates 2018
Elizabeth Branning BA (Hons) ACIPP Jack Buxton BA (Hons) MCIPPdip Rhys Davies BA (Hons) MCIPPdip Lorraine Johnson BA (Hons) MCIPPdip
Frances Moore BA (Hons) FCIPPdip Bridget Pullen BA (Hons) Jennifer Rogers BA (Hons) FCIPP Pamela Stevens BA (Hons) MCIPPdip
Glenda Upton BA (Hons) MCIPPdip Chanelle Webb BA (Hons) MCIPPdip Laura Wood BA (Hons) FCIPPdip
MSc in Business and Reward Management (CIPP) graduates 2018
Claire Austin MSc MCIPP Alice Davies MSc MCIPPdip Valmais Dreyer MSc FCIPP
Jimmy Enoch MSc ACIPP Ben Hancock MSc ChFCIPP Ian Hodson MSc ChMCIPPdip
Lubica Kadlecova MSc MCIPPdip Annabel McLaughlin MSc MCIPPdip
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Congratulations to 2015’s highest achievers 8
Foundation Degree in Payroll Management Best work-based project award 2018
Student: Harriotte McNamara MCIPPdip Assessor: Ray Ronnpage
The work-based project is based on real life issues faced by the student’s organisation and is probably the biggest piece of written work they have ever done, designed to challenge them. It requires a great deal of academic research, studying, time and determination to manage that task to achieve an A+.
The winner of this award’s piece of work demonstrated just that. The tutor said the project stood out in terms of content, structure and quality.
The written work provided very strong evidence of the student’s ability to present a sustained argument based on the analysis of the primary and secondary research gathered to support the conclusions and recommendations for this project.
“Winning the award came as a complete surprise and was an amazing addition to a great day. I really enjoyed studying the Foundation Degree in Payroll Management, which has broadened my knowledge and increased my confidence at work. “I am very grateful for all the support everyone has given me throughout the course. I would particularly like to thank my family for their encouragement, especially my husband for everything he’s done over the last three years and my mum for all the proofreading, my tutors for always being there to answer my questions and reassure me, and finally my colleagues and manager for all their advice and help completing my questionnaires.”
Foundation Degree in Payroll Management Student of the year award 2018
Student: Megan McCallum Tutor: Dawn Gibbons
For this award, tutors nominate a student who, in their opinion, warrant it. The student does not have to be a straight grade A student, but they might have overcome work or personal issues, in order to continue their studies.
This student started her studies in spring 2015 and worked very well through the three years of her course. She was always focused and achieved really good results despite juggling significant caring responsibilities and dealing with family bereavement.
Her tutor said: “During a difficult time she still attended her tutorials and was a great help to her fellow students providing ideas for their assignment topics and always contributing fully.”
“It was a great honour to win the Foundation Degree in Payroll Management student of the year 2018 award. I am extremely proud of myself and my classmates for graduating. We really supported each other throughout the process, I cannot thank them or my tutor Dawn enough.
“I would also like to thank my partner for proofreading all my assignments, and for encouraging me when I didn’t think I would make it.
“ I have no doubt that this experience will forever benefit me in my career and its progression.
“Congratulations Class of 2018!”
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Foundation Degree in Pensions Administration and Management Best work-based project award 2018
Student: Daniel Harte Tutor: Claire Hey, Karl White
The purpose of this project is to highlight the pivotal role employer engagement plays in the effective administration of a scheme in meeting its statutory and regulatory requirements.
The project was well structured, and the issue was identified in great detail. The conclusions and recommendations were clearly derived from findings. The recommendations could be clearly linked back to the data analysis chapter and were feasible and could be easily implemented.
The student continually produced a high standard of work that was a pleasure to both read and mark.
Foundation Degree in Pensions Administration and Management Student of the year award 2018
Student: Joanna Ford MCIPPdip Tutor: Karl White
The recipient of this year’s award participated knowledgably, throughout the course, applying herself extremely well and delivering consistently high-quality work. She showed commitment to her studies with excellent attendance at module review days and tutorials, and always provided a valuable contribution.
Her assignments were submitted on time and were always well-presented and well-structured. Her high standard work clearly showed extensive additional research.
Her tutor said it has been a pleasure to have been her tutor and to watch her develop.
“I was absolutely delighted to be nominated for and receive the award.
“The course was challenging – in a good way – and has encouraged me to stretch myself and think outside of my normal boundaries.
“My employer has been extremely supportive of my studies, for which I am thankful and I am pleased to say that my assignment on the ‘improving services’ module has transpired to a real change within my work environment.
“The pensions industry is changing all the time and to be able to undertake this course, which includes management elements, has been a huge benefit to me.
“The graduation day and venue were perfect and it was great to share in everyone’s celebrations.”
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Congratulations to 2015’s highest achievers BA (Hons) in Applied Business and Management (CIPP) Best work-based investigation 2018 8 The BA in Applied Business and Management is an intensely challenging course. Condensing a degree programme into eighteen months, students are faced with a varied range of modules and assignments which focus on business management. The final and ultimate piece is the work-based investigation where the student must select and research a topic of their choice. It is demanding and requires careful planning, research and dedication. To acknowledge the effort and challenge that goes into the production of this work, we recognise the student who we feel has provided the best work-based investigation of the group. The marking and moderation team at the University of Derby said, “this piece of work demonstrated a proactive approach to research. The work was well structured, showed a depth of understanding and flowed coherently making it a pleasure to read. The gathered data and analysis for best work-based investigation award 2018 was extremely thorough, thus provided a clear link between the data, the findings and the recommendations.” “I felt really proud to walk across the stage knowing that my husband and daughter were in the audience because without their support I would not have gained a first class honours degree. “Knowing that my hard work and dedication has been recognised by the CIPP is an honour and it made graduation day very memorable for me and my family. I am delighted to add this accolade to my CV too! “The BA (Hons) degree has enabled me to gain greater knowledge and understanding at a more strategic level of business, and I am able to apply this knowledge to my new position as operations manager at NannyPaye. I would urge anyone thinking about further qualifications to go for it, as you have nothing to lose by trying!” Student: Laura Wood BA (Hons) FCIPPdip The student showed great determination and ability in completing the dissertation to a high standard, and we share her delight that it helped in achieving a well-deserved first class honours.
MSc in Business and Reward Management (CIPP) Michelle Crook award for best MSc dissertation 2018
Student: Ben Hancock MSc ChFCIPP
The Michelle Crook award for best dissertation gives recognition to the student who we feel provided the best dissertation of the group. It is a demanding and in-depth piece of work requiring extensive planning, research and commitment.
The marking and moderation team at the University of Derby said of this dissertation: “The data is clear and well presented. The quality of interpretation and analysis is very good with a clear relationship evidenced between the aims and objectives, the literature review and the findings.”
The student showed great determination throughout the course with each assignment improving on the last culminating in completing the dissertation to a very high standard and demonstrating a proactive approach throughout.
“I have come away with so much more than a degree. I have learned how to plan; to lead; to question; how to really manage people (downwards and upwards); how to sell ideas and make them happen. Everything learned on the MSc can be applied in the real world. “Since completing the degree I have remained with my current employer but have been given a big new role with new responsibilities. I truly feel that the MSc has given me the tools I need to face this latest challenge, and will continue to do so as I go through my career.”
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Thank you to our tutors, invigilators and moderators
Sunmola Adeyemo MCIPPdip Julie Aghanti-Akinremi MCIPPdip Mike Aldous MCIPPdip Amanda Anastacio MCIPPdip Anne Anderson MCIPPdip Mark Astill MCIPPdip Alister Baldwin MCIPPdip Diane Barclay MCIPPdip Dawn Bartley MCIPPdip David Beckey MCIPPdip Kelvin Bell FCIPP Michele Bennett MCIPPdip Jill Blackburn BA (Hons) FCIPPdip
Norman Green BSc FBCS CEng CITP FCIPP Toni Green MCIPPdip Dee Goodwin MCIPP Eira Hammond ChFCIPPdip Steve Harford MSc FCIPP Julia Harris MSc FCIPP Ros Hendren MSc CMgr FCMI dip, FCIPPdip FHEA Paula Hepburn MCIPPdip Claire Hey MCIPPdip (pensions) Vicky Hilton ACIPP Michael Hollingsworth MCIPPdip (pensions) Dianne Hoodless MSc ChFCIPP FHEA
Linda Pemberton MCIPPdip Vivien Piper MCIPPdip Dino Pistacchio MCIPPdip Steve Poole ACIPP Alexander Porter MCIPPdip Denise Pursey MCIPPdip
Devila Rabadia BA (Hons) FCIPPdip Andrea Roe MCIPPdip (pensions) Ray Ronnpage MCIPPdip Jackie Rose ACIPP Jim Ross MSc FCIPP Craig Ruxton MSc FCIPP Hayley Ryder BA (Hons) FCIPPdip Joanne Sankey MCIPPdip Linda Shotten MSc FCIPPdip Assoc CIPD Craig Smith MCIPPdip Brian Sparling MCIPPdip Pete Statham MSc FCIPP Diane Stevenson MCIPP Michelle Sutton MCIPPdip Lisa Thomas MCIPPdip Karen Thomson MSc ChFCIPPdip FHEA Colette Tierney MSc FCIPP Chloe Townley ACIPP Stacey Unsworth MCIPPdip Lesley Sinclair MCIPPdip Cathy Smith MSc FCIPP Theresa Waddington MCIPPdip Ian Walters MSc ChFCIPP FHEA Alison Ward MSc FCIPP Tracy Ward MCIPPdip Vicky Ward FCIPPdip Clare Warrington MSc FCIPPdip Julia Watkin MSc FCIPPdip Karl White MCIPPdip (pensions) Thelma White MCIPPdip Kate Winson MCIPPdip Valerie Woodland MSc FCIPP Mandy Wylde MCIPPdip (pensions)
Tricia Brogan MCIPPdip Sean Brosnan MCIPPdip Denise Brown MCIPPdip Susan Budden MCIPPdip Brad Carpenter ACIPP Andrew Christie ACIPP Anne Clark ACIPP
Stuart Hough MCIPPdip Sally Hurle MSc MCIPP
Allan Isdale MCIPPdip BSc Caroline Jones MCIPPdip Lisa Kelly MCIPPdip (pensions) Colin Keown MSc FCIPPdip Debbie Kurs MCIPPdip Ana Laiu MCIPPdip Christine Lane BA (Hons) FCIPPdip Liz Lay MSc FCIPPdip FHEA ACIPD Joanne Leather ACIPP Polly Leech-Sinclair MCIPPdip Julie Lewins MCIPP
Gillian Clarke MCIPPdip Lee Clayburn MCIPPdip Tanya Clements MCIPP Brian Comber MCIPPdip Patricia Conway FCIPP Paul Cooper MCIPPdip Tracey Crank MCIPPdip Nicola Daniel MCIPPdip (pensions) Chris Davies MCIPPdip Matthew Davies MCIPPdip Donna Day MCIPPdip Olivia Dunham MCIPPdip Susan Edes MCIPPdip Stacey Edwards MCIPPdip Theresa Gall MCIPPdip Rebecca Gargini-Hill MSc FCIPP
Sandra Lingwood MCIPPdip Jane McDonald MCIPPdip David McKinlay MCIPPdip
Sarah Meek MCIPPdip Carole Mellis MCIPPdip Lynne Miller BA (Hons) FCIPPdip (pensions) Jacqueline Milward MCIPPdip Pete Moody PhD MSc BSc PGCE FHEA
Michael Mullen MCIPPdip Andrea Musson MCIPPdip Melanie Noon MSc FCIPPdip Julie Northover MCIPPdip Julia Nowak MCIPPdip Cathy O’Connor MCIPPdip Steve O’Reilly MSc FCIPP
Dawn Gibbons MCIPPdip Paul Gibbons MCIPPdip Kerrie Given MCIPPdip Carrie Gormley MCIPPdip Sonia Grant MCIPPdip
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Final words, close of ceremony and final bidding
Eira Hammond ChFCIPPdip Chair, CIPP
Wasn’t that a wonderful ceremony? I’d like to offer sincere and personal thanks to Sue Smith and the whole education services and events teams for organising such a fabulous day. Thank you also to Ken, Helen, Carsten and Peter for their thought provoking and inspirational addresses. Thank you to our sponsors: Cintra HR & Payroll Services, Hays Payroll Management and the International Association of Bookkeepers. Thank you to all our tutors, and the high level of commitment that they continuously show, in supporting their students through their studies, often until late in the evening, and at weekends, when students are most likely to be studying. We know most of our tutors have their own full-time day jobs, and the CIPP really appreciate all the work they do. Thank you also to our founding members and the rest of the CIPP board. On your behalf, I would once again like to thank your friends and family for the support they have given throughout your studies and for joining you here today. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Patrick Culhane, executive advisor to the Canadian Payroll Association, and his wife, Eileen. We are absolutely delighted that you’ve taken the time out of your busy schedules, to come all the way from Toronto to share this wonderful ceremony with us, we really do appreciate it. Most importantly, I want to thank you, for all your hard work and dedication. Remember, today is for celebration and congratulations. Remember to find and speak to those who you want to say a personal thank you, or congratulations to, over a celebratory drink. Make sure you also get their contact details for those ongoing networking opportunities. Next week, when you return to the office, don’t forget that your certificate should take pride of place. Be proud, show it to your boss and colleagues, pin it on the notice board, or display it, framed, on your desk. You deserve the recognition and congratulations. Maintain your membership and you can use the formal designatory letters after your name. Soon after I graduated, I enquired about becoming a tutor myself, to give something back to the payroll industry, and encourage other payroll professionals to study; I’ve been tutoring ever since. Perhaps some of you are considering the same, or perhaps embarking on a further academic qualification? Get in touch with the education services team if you feel you would like to support others in their development, or continue with your own academic studies. Another way you can keep on learning is to continue to support us, the CIPP, your Institute. Stay involved, keep your CPD up to date, and keep your membership status now you have worked so hard to achieve it. We welcome you most warmly to our family, and when you are ready to take your next learning experience, remember the success you feel today, and whatever that is, you know you will be able to take on the challenge and enjoy it. Whatever part of your learning journey you are on, whether you have already achieved your graduate status or are part way through your journey, there are some challenges for the future for all of us to: ● stay at the top of our profession ● use what you have learnt as a stepping stone for the future – to better both yourself and your profession ● encourage others to follow in your footsteps.
When you return to the office, don’t forget that your certificate should take pride of place.
Cherish this moment – we, at the CIPP, honour and applaud your effort, and take pride in any small contribution we have given to you, in achieving all of this.
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NewsOn Line
Friday 11 January 2016
NewsOn Line
Friday 11 January 2016
Welcome to NewsOn Line , theCIPP’s enewsletter,providing youwith all the latest news anddevelopments inpayroll,pensions and reward legislation.
Industryurges radicalaction to tackle sicknessabsence Recent research shows that long term absence is increasingwhile, at the same time, theNHS isproving unable to support theworking agepopulation byproviding timely and effective rehabilitation andmedical treatment. Read article Payroll fraudcostsUKfirms £12bnper year Businesses in theprivate sector are losing a totalof £144bn a year through fraud,with £12bnbeing lost throughpayroll fraud alone. Read article HMRC surveyonCISdeductions HMRC are looking atConstruction IndustryScheme (CIS)deductionswith a view to improving the repaymentprocess. Read article DCcodeandhow toguidespositivedevelopment saysPASA ThePensionsAdministrationStandardsAssociation (PASA), has responded to ThePensionsRegulator’sDC code and ‘how toguides’declaring themhugely positive forpensions administration. Read article Industryurges radicalaction to tackle sicknessabsence Recent research shows that long term absence is increasingwhile, at the same time, theNHS isproving unable to support theworking agepopulation byproviding timely and effective rehabilitation andmedical treatment. Read article Payroll fraudcostsUKfirms £12bnper year Businesses in theprivate sector are losing a totalof £144bn a year through fraud,with £12bnbeing lost throughpayroll fraud alone. Read article HMRC surveyonCISdeductions HMRC are looking atConstruction IndustryScheme (CIS)deductionswith a view to improving the repaymentprocess. Read article DCcodeandhow toguidespositivedevelopment saysPASA ThePensionsAdministrationStandardsAssociation (PASA), has responded to ThePensionsRegulator’sDC code and ‘how toguides’declaring themhugely positive forpensions administration. Read article CIPPon socialmedia Essit inciumquature ctusdae corpos non culparibusci- enVelecus, secto et ullores nosandiditiureruequatque Essit inciumquature ctusdae corpos non culparibusci- enVelecus, secto et ullores nosandiditiureruequatque Button ads orone large banner Button ads orone large banner Button ads orone large banner Button ads orone large banner Essit inciumquature ctusdae corpos non culparibusci- enVelecus, secto et ullores nosandiditiureruequatque Welcome to NewsOn Line , theCIPP’s enewsletter,providing youwith all the latest news anddevelopments inpayroll,pensions and reward legislation.
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The CIPP’s education history
2018
The CIPP has been providing payroll and pensions support to individuals and businesses since 1980 when the Association of Payroll and Superannuation Administrators (APSA) was formed. In 1998 APSA merged with the Institute of British Payroll Managers (IBPM), which was formed in 1985, and became the Institute of Payroll and Pensions Management (IPPM). Following research and feedback from members the IPPM became the Institute of Payroll Professionals (IPP) in 2007 and was granted Royal Chartered Status in March 2011.
Our qualifications programme was launched in 1991 when just under 500 students enrolled; all research had indicated that we would be fortunate to get 100 so this was a tremendous achievement.
The oldest graduate in those early days was a 63 year old gentleman who said he wanted to show the world that he could do the job.
Since then, the CIPP has been the single largest provider of part-time, professional payroll and pensions education. Our qualifications are accepted as the industry benchmark and, thanks to the support provided to students, the CIPP has an outstandingly high pass rate for blended learning study methods. In order for a qualification to count, it needs validation and legitimacy. In the early days our qualifications were accredited by Edexcel/BTEC, and now we work with Heart of Worcestershire College, the University of Worcester and the University of Derby to provide the only university approved payroll and pensions qualifications in the UK. From around 30 volunteers helping to deliver tutorials and mark papers when we first started, the CIPP now has almost 120 tutors who work tirelessly to deliver a high quality service and qualification. CIPP tutors are all highly experienced practitioners with extensive working knowledge of the profession. The Institute has come a long way since the early days when we dreamed of creating a recognised qualification for the profession, and with more than 20,000 CIPP qualified individuals in the UK, and the introduction of Chartered membership encouraging more to undertake formal qualifications – that number keeps growing and growing.
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