Aged Care Plus awards Fellows Program scholarships
Aged Care Plus awards Fellows Program scholarships
21 June 2016
Chief Secretary, Colonel Mark Campbell and Aged Care Plus CEO, Sharon Callister (middle) with the successful applications of the 2016 Fellows Program. Photo: Ray O'hanesian.
The Salvation Army Aged Care Plus yesterday awarded the successful applicants of 2016 Fellows Program with scholarships at an official ceremony held at Territorial Headquarters in Redfern.
For the sixth time, Aged Care Plus has awarded scholarships of up to $5000 to talented individuals to enhance their skills and further develop their work for the Army. Since the scholarship program’s inception, Aged Care Plus has given $300,000 to Fellows Program applicants. This year 17 scholarships were awarded to employees and one volunteer. Many recipients will be undertaking courses locally while others will be travelling overseas to attend conferences.
“This fulfils my dream and I really can’t believe that I actually get to learn from Disney, a company that I’ve been following for a long time. The Fellows Program values my work and position with The Salvation Army. If they didn’t, I wouldn’t have this opportunity,” said Internal Communications Manager, Benjamin Pinn, who will be undertaking leadership and employee engagement courses in the United States.
Two 2015 Fellows Programs recipients spoke at the ceremony and shared how they have benefitted from their scholarships. Currently employed at Elizabeth Jenkins Place Aged Care Plus, Elizabeth Green completed a Certificate IV in Leadership and Management. Since finishing the course, Elizabeth said she had been able put her learnings into practice.
Territorial Moneycare Coordinator, Tony Devlin, was able to fulfil his life-long dream of travelling to Boston in the United States to attend a six-day financial inclusion conference at Harvard University. “I’m very grateful to The Salvation Army and Aged Care Plus to have the opportunity to experience all that. It was a lifetime achievement.”
Chief Secretary, Colonel Mark Campbell, congratulated the successful applicants and presented them with their certificates. “I want to encourage you to really continue to apply continuous improvement. Taking all you can ... grab hold of that with two hands and God will do the rest.”
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