Investors in People (IiP)

Today over a third of the UK workforce are using Investors in People, and these employers do so because they see a number of real business benefits:

• Improved service delivery and business performance
• Focus and structure when going through organisational change
• Improved employee engagement and performance
• Business development and growth
• Return on investment through increased efficiency and profitability.

It’s easier than you might think - there’s no paperwork for you

Investors in People is not about ticking boxes and form filling –  its focus is on outcomes, ensuring that everyone has the right knowledge, skills and attitude to deliver your organisation’s objectives.

Investors in People specialises in transforming business performance through people with a tailored approach to meet your business objectives

Investors in People can tailor its approach, focusing on your specific business goals to improve business performance.

Investors in People Specialists won’t just work with you to realise the results you want, they’ll be there for you as a critical friend, helping you to maintain continuous improvement.

Be ambitious

Responding to the types of challenges you face, Investors in People has developed a personalised way for you to work with its framework that gives you the opportunity to explore, in depth, the areas that are most important to your organisation.

You’ll find the new tailored approach particularly useful in helping you overcome specific issues created by today’s difficult economic climate.

A process for focus and improvement

The Investors in People framework is based on three key principles to help you get to the core of your organisational issues and priorities, and help you improve performance through your people.

Plan - Develop strategies to improve performance
Do - Take action to improve performance
Review - Evaluate and improve performance

Focusing on your :-

• Business strategy
• Learning & Development strategy
• People Management strategy
• Leadership & Management strategy
• Management effectiveness
• Recognition & Rewards
• Involvement & Empowerment
• Learning & Development
• Performance Measurement
• Continuous Improvement

How can Investors in People Wales help?

Our Investors in People Specialists will be able to answer any questions you have and make sure that Investors in People delivers the best results for you:

• they will work with you to understand your business goals and identify priority areas where Investors in People can help
• they then help you build a development path, drawing on areas of the extended Investors in People framework most relevant to your business goals to improve business performance
• you receive tailored feedback on the issues that matter most to you and your business goals
• Welsh Government funding may be available for you to work with a Specialist
• Welsh Government funding may also be available towards the cost of your first assessment. The assessment activity provides an external viewpoint by an experienced objective assessor which can lead to formal Investors in People accreditation.

Where do you start?