Welcome to the latest newsletter addition. As both our Fintech and Accountancy students took their final year and sessional examinations – June was another busy month in PAT Business School. Here are some of the events and highlights that occurred during the month.
Minister for Financial Services
PAT Business School would like to thank both the Minister for Financial Services, Dr. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, and the Department of Finance Ireland for the invitation to meet and discuss with them amongst other issues:
-The Irish Government’s application to be the location for the EU Anti Money Laundering Authority.
-Women in Finance
-Addressing the supply side of skills based training for the Irish Financial Services sector.
With particular thanks to the visiting delegation who accompanied Gerry Fahy left to right:
Dr Monika Sosa Smatralova, Director, Internal Audit, Barclays Bank Europe
Ms. Rachel Woolley, Head of Financial Crime Regulation, Palantir Technologies
Mr. Dermot Kennedy MBA, CFRCP Chief Operations Officer, Compliance Institute
Mr. Michael Kavanagh, CEO, Compliance Institute
Mr. Alan Barry, CEO of Fund Elements
Mr. Paul O’Loughlin, Head of Financial Services Compliance, An Post
Performance Excellence with Goodbody
Delighted to attend a discussion hosted by Goodbody on performance excellence and to get and speak with Jim Gavin, Manager of the Dublin 5 in a row All Ireland winning Team.
Fascinating insight to his philosophy of detailed planning and clinical execution and how ‘fine margins’ led to the Dublin winning team mentality.
What is the PATway for Performance Excellence?
“Having come from university with 9 exemptions I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the ACCA strategic professional exams.
Whilst I knew that it would be difficult, I didn’t expect the workload involved. PAT Business School stressed to me from the beginning to follow their weekly study plan – and that is exactly what I did – ‘a little often’.
I failed all the SBR mock exams – yes, all 5 of them!! I was used to doing well in exams from college – so failing these mocks was a big shock to me.
I received an email about two weeks before the final exam to reassure the class and manage our anxiety levels. The motivation shared was from a previous student who achieved 13% in their final mock exam three weeks before the exam – and then passed their final exam with 69%. This gave me the glimpse of hope I needed.
In my actual exam I remember sitting and thinking I don’t know enough to pass – as the demons of doubt started to probe my confidence levels.
I regained my composure – stuck to PAT’s exam strategy, hustled like never before and passed!!
I am looking forward to continuing my ACCA journey with PAT Business School with a renewed sense of self belief.”
Ms. Gemma Murray,
Azets Ireland (formerly Baker Tilly Ireland).
IFS Skillnet and PAT Fintech
IFS Skillnet has partnered with PAT Business School’s Fintech division, to run a number of short courses with a compliance focus for those in the industry. Courses include compliance risks in a fintech environment, regulatory risks in the fintech ecosystem, and managing fintech operational risk, among others. Each course typically takes four hours a week, over six weeks, and leads to a QQI accredited certification.
PAT Business School Funded Programmes
Higher Education Authority commits funding to Platinum approved PAT Business School for critical areas of ACCA applied skills and ACCA Professional papers as well as Fintech.
Click here for further details on how we can support your Learning & Development needs
PAT Business School was delighted to feature in the recent Irish Times Online Education supplement for Government funded Accountancy and Fintech programmes in response to addressing the skilled training of human capital talent for critical skills occupations in Accountancy, Fintech, Regtech, Risk and compliance.
PAT Business School Blog
Check out our latest blog post “How To Measure The REAL Outcomes For Our Graduates?”.
Where Andrew Quinn, Director of Fintech and Financial Services, reflects on his time with PAT Business School, on his 3 year anniversary and discusses the effects the fintech programme has had on graduates career paths!
Guess the Year
Clue ‘24’
Cannot be then…yes – time does fly by
Finally for those of you travelling on your well-earned holidays – enjoy and travel safely – don’t forget to send us some pics from your sunny destinations.
