Investors in People
Infinity achieve the prestigous accreditation.
In line with Infinity's development plans we are pleased to announce the achievment of the Investors in People standard. We are proud of all the hard work our team has put in to be awarded this most prestigious accreditation.
Based in our offices in Kent, Investors in People helps us to deliver the highest level of service to our customers.
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The Standard
The Investors in People Standard is part of the fuller Investors in People framework. Investors in People assists organisations to improve business performance and competitiveness through a planned approach to setting and communicating business objectives and developing people to deliver them.
Investors in People has three fundamental principles:
• Plan – developing strategies to improve the performance of the organisation
• Do – implementing these strategies
• Review – evaluating and adjusting these strategies
These three principles breakdown into 10 indicators; each indicator is subdivided into a number of evidence requirements. These detail the criteria organisations are required to meet in order to achieve the Standard. There are 39 evidence requirements in total.
The Investors in People standard covers a variety of business areas including:
• Indicator 1 – Business Strategy
• Indicator 2 – Learning and Development Strategy
• Indicator 3 – People Management Strategy
• Indicator 4 – Leadership and Management Strategy
• Indicator 5 – Management Effectiveness
• Indicator 6 – Recognition and Reward
• Indicator 7 – Involvement and Empowerment
• Indicator 8 – Learning and Development
• Indicator 9 – Performance Measurement
• Indicator 10 – Continuous Improvement
Recognition & Scoring
Organisations need to achieve all 39 evidence requirements in order to become recognised.
In 2009, Investors in People launched with a new approach for customers which provides more opportunities for organisations to go beyond The Standard. Organisations can now achieve Bronze, Silver or Gold status by meeting additional evidence requirements from across the broader Investors in People framework.
Including points at The Standard level, organisations that achieve:
• 65 evidence requirements or more will be recognised as Investors in People Bronze,
• 115 evidence requirements or more will be recognised as Investors in People Silver, and
• 165 evidence requirements or more will be recognised as Investors in People Gold [2].
Assesment Process
The assessment process is undertaken by licensed Investors in People Centres. Organisations apply to be assessed and if the external assessors can find sufficient evidence of policy and practices in line with each indicator, the organisation is awarded 'recognition' of its Investors in People status.
Recognised organisations are able to display the Investors in People plaque and use the logo on recruitment advertisements and stationery.
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