IFA joins Cornwall Learning Education Business Partnership board

An independent financial advisor (IFA) from Wadebridge has joined the board of an organisation that brings businesses and education providers together.

Chris Rowe, an IFA at Truro and Wadebridge based Worldwide Financial Planning, has become a director for the Cornwall Learning Education Business Partnership (CLEBP).

CLEBP is part of Cornwall Council’s Children, Schools and Families department and offers specialist knowledge in enterprise and vocational education.

Chris was asked to join the board following his work to help school children across Cornwall gain a better understanding of finance and business through Worldwide’s Virtual Trading Challenge and work experience programmes.

CLEBP’s Helen Field said: “We’re really pleased to be welcoming Chris to the Cornwall Learning Education Business Partnership board.

“Over the last three years through the Virtual Trading Challenge and Worldwide’s work experience scheme Chris has showed himself to be enthusiastic and committed to helping young people learn improve their understanding of money and business.

“We’re pleased that he will bringing these attributes, as well as his financial expertise, to support us as we move forward as an organisation.” 

As well as supporting with the VTC, Worldwide was also awarded the CLEBP Platinum Provider award in April this year for its work experience scheme.

Chris Rowe said: “I’m really pleased to be joining the CLEBP board.

“As a company we’ve built a strong relationship with the organisation over the last three years and I’m happy that we will be able to take that forward.

“It will also be nice to get involved with some of the other projects that are going on.”

For more information on Worldwide Financial Planning please contact Chris Rowe on 01208 816667 or visit www.wwfp.net.

For more information on Cornwall Learning Education Business Partnership please contact Helen Field on 01209 615070

Posted 26th Oct 2011  by member mpad