Ashcroft International Business School

Ashcroft International Business School is one of Europe's largest and most dynamic business and management schools. It combines responsive, flexible and innovative teaching practices with a practical insight into the principles of business and wealth creation.

A widely acclaimed centre of excellence, Ashcroft International Business School is part of Anglia Polytechnic University (APU) - a national and international University with nine Schools of study based at campuses in Chelmsford and Cambridge.

The Business School has opened up new opportunities for business related study and research in the UK at a time when industry and commerce is looking increasingly to higher education to provide the skilled and educated workforce of the future.

Its overall mission is to create an exciting and stimulating environment for those who intend to make a real difference to today's worldwide business arena.

The CIPFA Education and Training Centre (CETC)

The CIPFA Education and Training Centre (CETC) was established in 1986 by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) to provide high quality financial management training for the public services. CETC recognises that relevant professional education and training is crucial to the future success of individuals and organisations.

CETC is exclusively focused on delivering training and support for the full range of CIPFA qualifications including:

• CIPFA Professional Accountancy Qualification courses, revision courses and support for IPDS
• CIPFA Diploma in Public Audit
• CIPFA Advanced Diploma in Business and Financial Management.

Highly effective and structured courses are offered through four centres in the UK: South East (London), Midlands (Birmingham), West of England (Bristol) and East Scotland (Edinburgh).

For further information please visit the CETC website at www.cetc.org.uk or contact the Support Services Team on 020 7403 4300. Alternatively you can email enquiries@cetc.org.uk.

CIPFA Midlands

The Midlands Region stretches from the Welsh borders to the East Coast, taking in shire counties and the West Midlands conurbation. The Regional President is Mark Lawrie, who is a Partner in Deloitte. There are 2,900 CIPFA members within the Region, which has within its boundaries two Colleges teaching CIPFA students - Nottingham Trent University and the CETC Birmingham.

The Midlands Students Society was founded in the Autumn of 2004, and goes from strength to strength - with an active Committee, its own area on the Regional Website, and a programme of events.

Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School is one of the UK's leading 'full service business schools', providing business and management education services for individuals and organizations. Its comprehensive suite of undergraduate, postgraduate and vocational programmes are entirely work related, customer focused, and often work based.

Students benefit from close links with business, a large scale industrial placement provision, international work and collaboration, an excellent international reputation for applied research and the School's significant corporate management development work with public and private sector organizations. As a result, Nottingham Trent University is consistently placed in the top five universities for graduate employability.

The School has an excellent reputation within the international and global business world due to its consistent performance in terms of league tables, accreditation, student performance, research and its impressive client base.

Nottingham Business School is committed to the internationalization of its portfolio as a leading professional business school that is internationally focused and networked into business.

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Reed Accountancy Personnel

Reed Accountancy is proud to be actively involved in the 27th Annual ACIPFAL Conference. The specialist public sector division of Reed Accountancy recruits all levels of Finance staff, Interim, Temporary and Permanent for the Public Sector. We are a preferred recruiter of choice for the NHS, Local and Central Government, Education, Uniformed Services and the Not for Profit sectors across the UK.

Reed Accountancy has over four decades of recruitment experience and a high profile network of over 70 branches across the UK. We have assisted thousands of candidates to find the right position to meet their career aspirations. The Reed Accountancy network provides a local specialized service, staffed by professional recruiters dedicated to the public sector and supported by the award winning internet site Reed.co.uk.