A SILSDEN company is among three of the Yorkshire region’s building societies to be the first to embark on a pioneering UK masters programme.
The qualification is geared specifically for those who work in a customer-owned, mutual financial services firm.
A select group of employees from the Ecology, Skipton and Yorkshire building societies have began studying for this qualification.
Ecology Building Society is based in Belton Road, Silsden.
The three-year masters programme – an MSc in Leadership and Management – has been created through the Building Societies Association (BSA) and the School of Business and Economics at Loughborough University.
Ecology chief executive officer Paul Ellis said: “As a mutual we believe in investing in our young leaders for the benefit of our members and customers.
"The Ecology views culture, values and mission as central to our governance, so we are delighted to be participating in the first programme of a national training scheme devised and run by mutuals for mutuals.”
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