Business praise for new degree.BUSINESS leaders praised Teesside University's pioneering foundation degree in Leadership and Management as the first students graduated from the course in June. The flexible programme was developed with the North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC NECC National Educational Computing Conference NECC Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (Norfolk, VA) NECC Net-Enabled Command Capability NECC Northeast Mississippi Community College NECC North Equatorial Counter Current ) to meet the needs and requirements of businesses and organisations in the region. Speaking at the graduation Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the associated ceremony. The date of event is often called degree day. The event itself is also called commencement, convocation or invocation. ceremony, Mr James Ramsbotham, the NECC's chief executive, said participants had been involved in a "real step forward" for university-business engagement that had lessons for others. Graduates were equally proud. Susan SUSAN Smallest Univalue Segment Assimilating Nucleus SUSAN Sub Saharan African Network SUSAN Smart Ultrasonic System for Aircraft NDE Finnigan, a 52-year-old mother-of-two who works with the NECC finance director, said: "The course has given me the confidence and passion to develop the skills to reach my potential". Mother and daughter, Jean and Rachel Featherstone, graduated together. Jean, an account manager with the NECC at Durham, said: "It was challenging at times, but I just feel so proud of my achievement". Teesside University has pledged its support for businesses and individuals in the recession with a 16-point action plan. See www.tees.ac.uk/businesshelp/for the details. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion