Further to Investors in People the IQC also provides guidance, training and
accreditation on a range of complimentary organisational development tools.
Please read on for more details.
Excellence Model
Regardless of sector, size, structure or maturity, to be successful,
organisations need to establish a dynamic and relevant management system. The
excellence model is a practical tool to help organisations to do this by measuring
where they are on the path to excellence, helping them understand the gaps,
and then stimulating solutions. The model has been developed from tested good
practice in thousands of organisations across Europe. As a result the model
remains dynamic and in line with leading management thinking.
BS EN ISO 9000
BS EN ISO 9001 is an internationally recognised standard for
quality. It is based around 8 management principles, which can be applied to
organisations of any size operating in any sector. The range of organisations
now registered to ISO 9001 is vast, throughout the world.
Compliance with ISO 9000 means that your organisation manages
its key processes in a consistent manner and is demonstrating a commitment to
quality and continuous improvement.
Work-life Balance
Balancing the needs of individuals with the needs of an organisation
is becoming more of a challenge for employers. The term may be seen as the latest
buzz word in the business development field but is attracting huge interest
across all sectors. A variety of private businesses, large public sector services,
schools and charities are all recognising that performance is being improved
by directly addressing work and life issues for their employees. Research shows
that organisational performance suffers where people are struggling to maintain
the balance between work and their home life.
There is a considerable amount of hard evidence available through
case study materials to demonstrate organisational benefits can be achieved,
such as employee retention, reduced absenteeism, customer retention, increased
staff morale leading to improved organisational performance.
Leadership and Management Model
The Leadership & Management model was developed in response
to demands from organisations for more guidance and support on how to develop
effective leaders & managers, an essential ingredient for successful organisations.
The Leadership & Management model is a framework for making
sure that organisations create, manage and invest in effective leadership. It
helps to ensure top managers are not only committed to effective leadership
and management, but know what it looks like, take the right steps to practice
it themselves and, more important, use it to improve organisation performance.
The model is not a set of competencies or a good practice guide, but a generic
framework in which an organisation can develop effective leaders & managers
to suit their business and culture.
Recruitment & Selection Model
Recruiting and selecting the right people for your organisation is paramount.
The recruitment & selection model helps you to recruit the skills and abilities
you need for future success as well as for now. It provides you with a simple
easy to follow framework to guide you through the process of getting the right
person for the job.
Recruiting itself is an expensive process; the cost of getting
it wrong and having to repeat it is phenomenal. Research in the UK indicates
that the average cost to recruit and train one new person is £3, 456 per
person. This model aims to reduce this cost and get the right person for the
right job every time.
