G aduatio Class of 2021
Foundation Degree in Pensions Administration and Management Student of the year award 2021
Awarded to: Lewis Williams
Tutor: Karl White
The recipient of this year’s student of the year award for pensions has maintained a high level of quality throughout their assignment submissions, and showed a strong commitment to improvement, taking on board any tutor comments. The recipient has proven to be an asset to the pensions profession and has the knowledge and attributes to further succeed in this field. Their tutor wrote: “This student has contributed to the tutorials well with useful and positive input and demonstrated excellent and consistent application in their learning. They approached each module of the course with a desire for understanding, as demonstrated by the results of their assessments.” “Thank you to my tutor, Karl White for his help and for nominating me for this award. I’d like to thank my daughters, Lyla and Margot for unknowingly motivating me throughout my course. And my wife, Lorna for allowing me time to myself on weekends to research and write essays. I would not have produced work to the level I did without her support, looking after our children and keeping them quiet(ish!) (no easy feat during the pandemic when visiting family or places of interest was not permitted) and proofreading my work, reassuring me what I’d written was worthy of handing in I’d also like to thank all my colleagues at West Yorkshire Pension Fund who I approached for help during my studies, but especially Vicky Neatby, Lynsey Taglione and Joanne Young. Without their help and being able to discuss things with them (virtually, of course, or on the phone), completing the course would have been much harder. This highlights that behind personal accolades are a team of family, friends and colleagues, without whom such achievements would not be possible, and I share this award with them. Winning student of the year 2021 is a very proud moment as it is something I can use going forward to demonstrate to my children what can be achieved when you apply yourself, try your best, understand that to ask for help is a good thing and to never ever settle for something unless you can honestly say there’s no way to make it better.”
Lewis Williams
Foundation Degree in Pensions Administration and Management Best work-based project award 2021
Awarded to: Andrea Reynolds
Tutor: Karl White
“As someone who has previously lacked confidence in her own abilities, I was thrilled and amazed to receive the award for best work-based project 2021. I have gained so much more through my studies for the CIPP qualification than I ever anticipated. Each module studied pushed me out of my comfort zone – expanding my knowledge, improving my research skills and improving my report writing style. My final work- based project utilised all the skills I had gained and I am incredibly proud of my achievement.”
Numerous work-based projects have been submitted by pension students over the years which display passion and clear aptitude. And this year was no exception with students producing some fine work. The work-based project highlights the pivotal role the pensions professional plays in the effective administration of a scheme and furthermore, how the management of sound administration leads to effective member engagement. The winner of the award’s work-based project was excellent and met the objectives of being both a practical and research project with some great analysis of their workplace problem. Their tutor said: “The project was really well organised and followed a clear flow. It demonstrated the principles of action research, both theoretically and practically. The primary research undertaken linked with the secondary research to allow the formation of some excellent analysis and recommendations.”
Andrea Reynolds
15
Classes of 2020 and 2021
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