Greetings from the Dungeons
Hm…Where shall I start? (Best answer to that is “near the end”).
Thanks to Raymond and Michael for the invite to blog - Raymond extended the invite some time ago but seeing Michael has gone “blogger hunting” has scared me into action. (Do not answer your door.)
I am unable to comment on our courses or exams (I need this job) but never tire of talking about the Financial Education Partnership, so thought I could use this blog of an opportunity to say a few words of thanks to all the volunteers that make up the FEP (who happen to read this) and have helped to make it such a success over the years. For those of you not in the know, the FEP is a volunteering initiative supported, and funded, by a number of the financial organisations that we work with. Administered here at the institute, it’s been running since ’98 and is doing exceptionally well (if we don’t mind saying so ourselves). However, that success is down to the people who give up their time to go into schools to chat with pupils about a number of topics - from personal budgeting and running your own business to communication skills and team working. A HUUUGGGEEE thank you to everybody who has ever been out to a school and been involved with this initiative – we hear, day in day out, just how much the schools and pupils appreciate the workshops you deliver. There is a definite demand for your services out there….
Did I mention to get in touch at any time should you be interested in hearing a little bit more about the FEP? Please do – we are ALWAYS needing more and more volunteers to meet the ever increasing demand (a whopping 640 workshops delivered last year – and we’re looking like we will easily increase on that this year). There is no experience required at all and no pressure to cover any particular workshops – our volunteers help out as and when they can, simply because they enjoy it.
Well, that’s it for now. I wonder what our previous Chief Executive would have made of blogging… (Apparently he has taken to walking 5 miles a day since his retirement. Nobody has seen him since.)
Val
PS We prefer our name for the Grim Reaper down here in the dungeons at Drumsheugh Gardens (where all the work gets done). We like “The Examinator”, catch phrase “You’ll be back” (thank you Martin – keep ‘em coming)
Hm…Where shall I start? (Best answer to that is “near the end”).
Thanks to Raymond and Michael for the invite to blog - Raymond extended the invite some time ago but seeing Michael has gone “blogger hunting” has scared me into action. (Do not answer your door.)
I am unable to comment on our courses or exams (I need this job) but never tire of talking about the Financial Education Partnership, so thought I could use this blog of an opportunity to say a few words of thanks to all the volunteers that make up the FEP (who happen to read this) and have helped to make it such a success over the years. For those of you not in the know, the FEP is a volunteering initiative supported, and funded, by a number of the financial organisations that we work with. Administered here at the institute, it’s been running since ’98 and is doing exceptionally well (if we don’t mind saying so ourselves). However, that success is down to the people who give up their time to go into schools to chat with pupils about a number of topics - from personal budgeting and running your own business to communication skills and team working. A HUUUGGGEEE thank you to everybody who has ever been out to a school and been involved with this initiative – we hear, day in day out, just how much the schools and pupils appreciate the workshops you deliver. There is a definite demand for your services out there….
Did I mention to get in touch at any time should you be interested in hearing a little bit more about the FEP? Please do – we are ALWAYS needing more and more volunteers to meet the ever increasing demand (a whopping 640 workshops delivered last year – and we’re looking like we will easily increase on that this year). There is no experience required at all and no pressure to cover any particular workshops – our volunteers help out as and when they can, simply because they enjoy it.
Well, that’s it for now. I wonder what our previous Chief Executive would have made of blogging… (Apparently he has taken to walking 5 miles a day since his retirement. Nobody has seen him since.)
Val
PS We prefer our name for the Grim Reaper down here in the dungeons at Drumsheugh Gardens (where all the work gets done). We like “The Examinator”, catch phrase “You’ll be back” (thank you Martin – keep ‘em coming)
