Monday 28 November 2011
The Chase School from Malvern, Worcestershire has won the Hereford and Worcestershire heat of the BASE national business game competition held by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Students from The Chase beat off competition from 13 local schools to secure their place in the national final of BASE (Business Accounting and Skills Education) the national business game competition from ICAEW, which takes place in Birmingham on 28 June 2012.
Aimed at 16-18 year olds BASE links schools, students and employers together in a bid to, not only to increase awareness of the career, but to develop desirable skills in the future workforce.
Assuming the role of ICAEW Chartered Accountants, the students had just two hours to discuss and decide on the next steps of a fictional organisation before presenting their ideas to a panel of businesses professionals.
Sponsored by local firms an exhibition zone gave students the chance to research the career options available to them as a chartered accountant and talk to trainee or qualified ACAs with support from Baker Tilley, Ballard Dale Syree Watson, Crowe, Clarke Whitehill, AAT and ICAEW.
Nigel Hastilow, ICAEW West Midlands Regional Director, said: "Congratulations to The Chase School! Students from the 14 schools taking part were truly engaged, challenged and empowered during the course of the day. This competition requires participants to work as a team to find solutions to real business issues. Not only will the students gain a valuable insight into what it means to be an ICAEW Chartered Accountant, but they will also take away transferable skills required in their future careers."
John Palmer, on behalf of The Chase School, said: "Recent evidence suggests that meaningful experience of the workplace is one of the most important factors in gaining decent employment. Activities such as this bring learning to life and equip students with a wide range of general skills and resilience. At The Chase we are committed to working in partnership with local businesses and professional organisations to ensure that our students are confident, employable and ready to face the future: however complex that might be."
For a photograph of the winning team please see: www.tinyurl.com/c6aqjv8
For further information about BASE please visit www.icaew.com/base
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