G4S wins Investors in People standard assessment contract
23 May 2011
G4S Assessment Services, one of the UK’s leading quality inspection, assessment and accreditation companies, has been awarded a licence to advise and assess against the Investors in People Standard
Following a competitive tender and assessment process, the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) announced that G4S Assessment Services was one of only 5 organisations in England to be awarded a licence.
Gary Swarbrooke, Director of Operations for G4S Assessment Services commented: “G4S Assessment Services is delighted to join the network of Investors in People delivery centres and sees this as a real enhancement to our offer to G4S clients, both existing and new. We are committed to growing the number of organisations working with the Standard and ensuring that they receive the support and guidance they need to achieve their objectives and to support UKCES’ ambitions”.
“As a licence holder G4S Assessment Services will be able to engage with a wide range of organisations of every size, and from every industry sector and perfectly compliments the existing assessment, consultancy and training offer.”
The change in licence holders was welcomed by John Hayes, Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning, who said:
"I am enormously encouraged that, even in these difficult times, so many British companies understand that their responsibilities to their people and their communities go hand in hand with their responsibilities to their shareholders to make a profit.
"Investors in People will continue to, play a key role in inspiring and enabling companies to adopt this ethos and transform their approach to training. Thanks to the new network of expert delivery centres, it will now be easier than ever before for employers in England to work with Investors in People to boost their business."
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G4S Secure Solutions is the largest security services company in the UK and Ireland with a turnover of more than £1 billion and 40,000 employees. More than 6,000 customers, including 59 FTSE 100 companies and the majority of UK Government departments, depend on G4S to provide them with a safe and secure way to deliver their services. For more information please visit www.g4s.com/uk.
Investors in People
Investors in People was launched in 1991 as a business improvement tool designed to help employers improve performance by linking people management and development to the specific aims and objectives of their organisation.
The Standard is a critical enabler of the Government’s policy of creating a society committed to personal and economic growth and meeting the UK Commission for Employment and Skills’ (UKCES) ambition of world class skills by 2020.
Investors in People is proven to:-
Improve Financial Performance
Increase Profitability
Be value for money
Manage change in a downturn
Improve vision and effectiveness
Improve Productivity
Sharpen Competitive Edge
Be a Framework for Continuous Improvement
Increase Employee Engagement
Improve Morale