The Economics and Business department at Plymouth College is adding another qualification to its portfolio - the Securities and Investment Institute’s ‘Introduction to Investment Foundation’ Certificate.
The qualification, which has to be passed to become a professional stockbroker, compliments the Economics and Business Studies A Level and the Financial Studies Diploma already run at the school. Nine pupils from the Lower Sixth have signed up to the first course, which is likely to take about six months.
Plymouth College is the first school in Devon and Cornwall to run the qualification.
“The addition of the Certificate is really good news for Economics and Business Studies at Plymouth College”, said Economics and Business Studies teacher, Jonathan Shields. “We have a track record second to none, which has seen a Plymouth College student get the top mark in the country at A Level seven times and the top mark in the Financial Studies Diploma twice. We also do extremely well in off-timetable business competitions – success this year includes CIMA Management Competition (1st in country for the third time in five years), Student Investor Competition (3rd in country) and for the fifth time in six years, best Young Enterprise company in Plymouth.
"The credit crunch has demonstrated more than ever the need for financial literacy amongst young people. It is reassuring to know that our students can leave school with a good grounding in business and economic issues and practises."
Photograph: L to R Anna-Marie Morozow, Michael Lin, Abdullah Hamza, Ben Gorvin, Doug Newman, Ben Harker, Edward Knight, Jonathan Hall, Joe Harker
