Student lands top award

Buy photos » Mark Richardson, head of Worcester Business School, Charlotte Walker and Richard Halstead, regional director of Midlands EEF. Picture courtesy of Tempest Photograph. (s)

A STUDENT from Redditch has won a top award for her work in human resources.

Charlotte Walker, who graduated with a 2:1 BA (Hons) degree in Business, Management and Human Resource Management from the University of Worcester, has been given the EEF prize for the best HR student. EEF represents 6,000 staff across the UK in the manufacturing industry.

The award is given to the student with the best grades

over two final year specialist modules and a specific independent study.

The 21-year-old, currently undertaking a masters in management and human resources, said: “I was very pleased when I found out I had won the award, especially as human resources has always been an area I have enjoyed learning about and a career I would like to progress into.”

As well as the title, Charlotte received £100 in vouchers and a day at EEF.

Richard Halstead, regional director for EEF and who presented the award, said: “We are delighted to once again support the University of Worcester in its activities to ensure the best HR and IR (Industrial Relations) training is provided to future practitioners.”